The SFP develops farmer-initiated, location-specific, and sustainable farming technologies in partnership with community organizations to promote an appropriate and scientific response to mainstream agricultural processes that have been responsible for losses in farm productivity, farm income, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge systems, and community control over genetic resources. It covers the following:
Rice Seed Development
Aim: To restore genetic diversity in rice and develop local level capacity to produce quality seeds.
Strategies:
- Intensified seed multiplication, production and dispersal
- Varietal improvement
- Identification, evaluation and dissemination of appropriate farming technologies
- Seed marketing support service
Development of Sustainable Farming Technologies
Aim: To mobilize local participation in the generation and development of economically viable, ecologically sound, and culturally acceptable production systems
Strategies:
- Soil and Nutrient Management Techniques
Promotes the use of legume-based nitrogen-fixing technologies and integrated nutrient cycling.
- Water Management and Irrigation
Provides infrastructure and technologies designed to address problems of soil erosion, low productivity of rain fed areas and insufficient soil moisture.
- Alternative Pest Management
Advocacy and Networking
Aim: To promote farmer-NGO-scientist partnerships in the promotion of sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and genetic conservation.
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