Submitted by ramoo on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 00:24
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Sustainable Production:
CSA focuses on developing and promoting locally adapted farming systems, sustainable farming practices. Organic Farming, Non Pesticidal Management, Open Source Seeds, Ethno-veterinary
practices water conservation etc are practiced to promote ecological and economic sustainability
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Green Enterprises: CSA is involved in promoting small and medium enterprises which can increase the farmers share in the consumer price and can improve village economy.
Malka is a collaboration with Decentralised Cotton Yarn Trust to establish seed to cloth value chain in the village.
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Farmers institutions:
CSA works to establish and Strengthen institutions of farmers, producers, and consumers for resource conservation, marketing and realizing rights.
Sahaja Aharam is a farmers-consumers cooperative federation which works on direct marketing
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Policy Research: CSA is actively involved in studying agrarian crisis
and advocating for a policy changes which promote sustainable agriculture and bring in effective regulations on unsustainable and exploitative practices.
CSA is part of larger Alliance for Sustainable
and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) in India and South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) in South Asia.
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