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Initiated as a small collective of local organic farmers in 1995, to develop organic farming systems and promote their practice, these farmers were helped by Sahjeevan to coordinate and facilitate their activities. They are in process of seeking registered as a support organization, called SATVIK- promoting ecological farming, with academics, farmers, business persons and activists on their board, to help farmers in planning, training, certification, marketing and conservation. Their activities include:

 

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Planning:

having prepared the agriculture action plan for the district, they now help prepare farming strategies for cluster of villages to organize their activities. The SETU’s who are being supported to set up agriculture service centers are getting this planning done.

 

Training:

to ensure that every region has a trained group of para professionals to support the practice and marketing of organic production, Satvik in collaboration with ACT impart certificate courses to the local youth.

 

Organic Certification:

satvik has set up a strong ICS (Internal Control System) for farmers to maintain the documentation of their organic practice so as to obtain certification for marketing. They have worked with IMO, Control Union & Indocert to help farmers get certification.

 

Market facilitation:

SATVIK Promoting Ecological Farming has collaborated with Oasis Agritech Ltd. to help certified farmers get premium markets for their produce. So far more than 200 farmers have soldpulses, cotton and wheat to national and international buyers. They also manage a shop in Bhuj and promote buyer seller meets.

 

Conservation:

Satvik Promoting Ecological Farming hopes to initiate a program on seed and local variety conservation to develop the crop diversity of the region.

 

List of Projects


 

Facilitation for organic certification and providing market linkages

 

Pulse Project of Rainfed Area

 

Kala Cotton Project of Rainfed Area

 

Mango Project

 

Providing Market Support to authentic organic produce

 

Satvik Vitran Kendra

 

Sourcing support

 

Strengthening of organic farming

 

Radio Programme

 

Para Professional for organic agriculture

 

Capacity building of farmer and partner organization

 

Advocacy

 

Agriculture Action Plan

 

List of Service


 

Establish Internal Control System

 

Sourcing Services

 

Extension & Knowledge Services


 

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