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Present Strategy & Priorities

Our Strategic Priorities for 2007-12 are worked out keeping in view the situational analysis, the SWOT analysis of our Ecology Centre and our vision & mission. They are:

1. Enabling the Farm Labour and Rainfed Farmers to effectively access the Government Programs like NREGP and other basic services.
   
   
2. Protecting Rainfed, Small and Marginal Farmers from the onslaught of high-tech, high cost unsustainable conventional paradigm of agriculture through Small Farmers Cooperatives, Sasyamitra Groups and their Samakhyas.
   
   
3. Intensifying and expanding the campaigning on LEISA (Low External Input for Sustainable Agriculture) including NPM (Non-Pesticide Management) in order to;
   • Reduce the cost of cultivation and increase the net earnings from the farming system.
   • Mitigate the risk of droughts, prevent pollution of natural resources and to make agriculture ecologically sustainable.
   • Enhance the farmers’ capacity to cope with drought.
      
4. Promoting additional livelihoods like Dairy & Livestock Management, through credit support, connecting with banks and other financial institutions and facilitating better marketing opportunities, in order to spread the risk and provide a safety net of income.
   
   
5. Promoting value addition of agri-produce and better marketing of agri-produce by establishing linkages and strategic alliances with the government, financial institutions, private sector firms for credit, and other support, in order to maximize the post harvest returns.
   
   
6. Equipping youth, both girls and boys, to join mainstream (Modern Economy) in the non-farm sector through;
   • Job-oriented Skills Training for Youth
   • Entrepreneurship Development
   This has to be done in order to gradually reduce the pressure on agriculture, diversify the occupational base and create upward occupational mobility.
   
   
7. Promoting and emphasizing gender and social equity in the programs and to enhance the role of women in family decisions and equitable opportunities for socially disadvantaged.
   
   
8. Operationalizing the above programme priorities; influence and catalyze change; build democracy and peace in rural areas by :
   • Promoting Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and developing their capabilities and leadership.
   • Working in collaboration with existing village institutions like SHGs, VOs, Raithu Mitra Groups etc.
   • Collaborating with Government for effective implementation of Government programs
      
9. Promoting Advocacy and Policy Promotion by networking CBOs, NGOs & CSOs and creating a voice of people for a favorable policy and pro-people program implementation.

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