Compilation of good practice projects of agroecological or similar sustainable agricultural practices

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ, India

Project Under Domains: Nature-based Solutions; Sub Domains: Sustainable production systems

GIZ under the project “”Support for Agroecological Transformation Processes in India (SuATI)” aims to support agroecological transformation processes towards a sustainable agriculture and food economy in India. It focuses on knowledge generation, validation and dissemination of existing agroecological approaches, in particular the strengthening of a demand oriented, market-based and agroecological oriented food system as well as the political framework for agroecological approaches and principles at national and state level. Three focus states of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Assam have been taken under this project.

Objectives

  * Identify 20 agroecological models and approaches in India with the highest potential for integration into the agroecological transformation processes.

  * Develop triple level assessment tool based on key agroecological principles and indicators pertaining to the SuATI project and rate the identified agroecological models to determine the key success factors, that can be replicated in the focus states.

  * Organize state level and national level workshops to disseminate the key understandings.

A three-tiered rating tool consisting of a rapid rating tool, comprehensive rating tool, and detailed field level assessment was conducted to analyse 100 selected projects and finalise 20 projects for the development agroecological models. The projects are assessed on the basis of key SuATI indicator and agroecological principles as per ACT tool.

Results

The study identified and assessed projects and approaches across India on Agroecological practices to map various pathways and key success factors towards sustainable agriculture based on agro-ecological principles adapted to Indian conditions.