APPROACH & ACTIVITIES
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE
We intend to facilitate the adoption of N+FFS systems by a large number of farmers across India. We hope to reach consumers with the message of pesticide-free safe foods and catalyse the supply of these foods to these consumers. We also hope to significantly contribute to a cohesive body of knowledge and practice on N+FFS thereby creating the necessary grounds for its scaling up in the years to come.
Facilitate adoption of N+FFS systems by a larger number of farmers
Disseminate the message of pesticide-free safe foods widely
Catalyse supply of pesticide-free foods to millions of consumers
Create body of knowledge on N+FFS
OUR APPROACH
We espouse an integrated farm-to-plate approach as indicated by our five major components:
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Facilitating adoption of N+FS by a large number of farmers
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Developing territorial value chains
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Promoting household consumption
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Facilitating wider adoption of guarantee systems
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User focused research and policy advocacy.
Our key strategies include:
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Adopting a regional approach
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Partnering with interested Support Voluntary Organisation (SVO) and FOs/CSOs in each region
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Building working models for scaling up
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Serving as a resource organisation
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Collaborating with organisations having similar mandate
OUR PROGRAM COMPONENTS & ACTIVITIES
Facilitating the adoption of N+ farming systems by a large number of farmers
We engage with FOs, CSOs and other stakeholders to evolve and establish context-specific agriculture biodiversity-based nature-positive farming systems at a viable and cost-efficient scale. While doing so, we take into consideration the robust indigenous knowledge systems and practices, particularly that of women farmers. Our key engagements are
Supporting the development of N+ territorial value chains
We work with FOs (Farmer Organisations), NGOs and food enterprises to effectively engage in aggregation, storage, processing and collective marketing to establish territorial markets for pesticide-free foods. Our key engagements are
Developing and promoting N+ certification systems
We offer pesticide-free certification to all the stakeholders in the sustainable agriculture and food space to generate consumer confidence and to help farmers and other stakeholders realise better prices for their produce. Our key engagements are
Pesticide-Free certification for Food Business Operators.
Catalysing Pesticide-Free Food Chains- Services offered
Promoting household consumption of pesticide-free wholesome foods
We raise awareness on the nutritional and ecological benefits of pesticide-free foods and strive to transform the awareness into household-level consumption consistent with the local/regional/territorial food cultures. Click the box below for more details.
Carry out user-friendly research and policy advocacy on N+FFS
We undertake user-focused research to address the knowledge gaps and practical issues in adopting and scaling up N+FFS, particularly from the perspective of smallholders, farmers’ organisations, NGOs and MSMEs in collaboration with relevant research institutions. We also take up policy advocacy for creating an enabling environment for wider adoption of N+FFS. Click the box below for more details.
COMPLETED PROJECT/S:
IMPROVING THE MARKET READINESS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS PRACTICING NPM OF AGRICULTURE
This project was implemented by NPM Network, the parent organisation of N+3F and Social Education Economical Development Society (SEEDS), with the following objectives: ​
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To strengthen the capacities of partners, who are advocating NPM, to promote community-based, producer-led Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs).
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To enhance the market preparedness of partners to connect farming communities with organized markets.
​This project was funded by BRLF and implemented with 22 NGO partners located in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha during 2018 to 2022.
Capacity building of partners on FPO formation and strengthening
Research, documentation and policy advocacy on NPM
Improving market readiness of partners & creation of market for NPM produce
Monitoring NPM Practices adopted by Agricultural Production Clusters in Odisha