Backstory and Success The SIF Plant Sale Volunteer Team Have you ever heard the famous saying that it takes a community to raise a child, well it’s the same for a plant? It also takes the efforts of an entire community to grow a plant. Our community of volunteers, around 65 volunteers who helped in growing our plants as well as organizing the sale, made this event possible. The sale was a big success, but it all started in a garage in East Brunswick. Ajit Joshi and his wife Pournima Joshi started growing these plants in early March. They filled 2,000 cups with seed and dirt, while carefully ..read more

Action-Programme Name: Inspecting the wells, solar pumps and shade nets dug for agriculture in Shubhadhara  village and visiting the farmers. Name of Co-Project Organization- Haritika Org., Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) Background of Subhadara village and its farmers Shubhdhara is a village in Shahabad taluka of Baran district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is 8 km from sub-district headquarters Shahabad (tehsildar’s office) and  85 km from district headquarters Baran. As of 2009, Shubhdhara village is also a gram panchayat. The total area of the village is 520 hectares. Shubdhar ..read more

Action-Programme Name-To learn about the work of the Tarun Bharat Sangh. Overview The population of Choriya-Khata is mainly engaged in agriculture and animal rearing (98%).The main source of irrigation in the region is groundwater that is fast depleting. The village face massive consequences of water scarcity. Their fields are parched, cattle thirsty and lives of women is an endless quest for water. Girls drop-out of schools to take care of the household chores while their mothers spend 4 to 6 hours every day in search of water. Tarun Bharat Sangh along with the villagers of Choriyakhata walke ..read more

Action-Programme Name- Tracking the native seeds given to the farmers of Sera Nangla & Nana- Mukhiya and visiting their fields. Name of Co-Project Institute- Waghdara Organization,Banswara (Rajasthan) Sera Nangla & Nana- Background of Mukhiya and its farmers Sera Nagla and Nana-Mukhiya  are a small village/hamlet in Anandpuri tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan. It comes under Sera Nagla Panchayat and Nana-Mukhiya falls under Nana-Mukhiya Gram Panchayat. Both villages are located in Udaipur division. These villages are 53 km west of district headquarters Banswara, 6 km from A ..read more

Project Director Aruna Rajsekhar reporting her day-long visit to the SIF project site with our NGO partner PEAS Trust. Date of the trip: June 25-26, 2023. Project objective: Education & training of farmers in Lalgudi Taluk, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu on Sustainable Organic Farming methods. This is the third year of the project and about 120 farmers are beneficiaries. https://www.saveindianfarmers.org/project/sustainablehorticulture-thirdyear/ I traveled to Lalgudi from Chennai by train. It was about 5 hours by an Express train. Our NGO partner – Mr Kanagavel and his wife, met me ..read more

Going down the memory lane, the 10 photos below, from June 25, 2017 are a reminder to all of us about the power of collaboration. At the time, Save Indian Farmers was working with Deendayal Bahuuddeshiya Prasarak Mandal in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra India. The project was primarily focused on organic farming of over 500 farmers. Save Indian Farmers got financial support from Hidden Gems (New Jersey based NGO that performs live shows to raise funds for charities) and Asia Initiatives. After discussion with Asia Initiatives, Health camp details were discussed and Dr. Man ..read more

Subhadhara village is located in the Hadoti region which is affected by drought frequetly and around ¾th of the population of the Hadoti area is dependent on agriculture & cattle rearing. The village having 150 Households, 1285 Population and village is tribal dominated thus more attracted towards indigenous technologies either in life-style or in occupation. Despite of its relatively high agricultural potential, past economic survey portrayed the area as having high poverty. Shubadhara Village land Barren & un-irrigated land resulting in non-productivity or less productivity always ..read more

As part of Microfinancing Project, SIF aims to improve income of farmer women who are in distress because of family situation and lack of financial support. The implementation of project started in March 2020 with partner organization Manaswini/ Manavlok. Here are some stories from our beneficiaries on how we changed their lives. Girija Babu Jyoti alias Girija Babu Fad livesin a village called `Murti ` (Tq: Ambajogai, Maharashtra) with her father. Her marriage was short lived and she was abandoned by her husband after few months of tying a knot. She reached out to us through Manaswini and ne ..read more

The SIF organic farming project has been implemented in 23 villages of Tumkur and Koratagere talukas of Tumkur district. The project supported by Save Indian Farmers, USA. The project objective is to motivate and support small and marginal farmers to adopt organic farming and eco- friendly agricultural practices in one acre each. The project aims to create viable demonstrations of organic farming practices with famers’ participation. The project activities include training and capacity building for framers, soil testing, field bunding, vermicomposting, Jeevamrutha preparation, planting of fr ..read more

Kanti Devi, a woman of the Saksham group formed by Vagdhara village in Sherangala says, “What do men know…we women are the ones who preserve the seeds, it is our responsibility.  It has been in our culture since the time of our ancestors.  We are the ones who know which seed to plant, where and in what quantity, how much to save for future use, how much to keep for food.  Men are not too worried about all this.” This village with majority tribal families is one of many such villages located in the Banswara district of Rajasthan. Recognizing the deep link between crop diversity ..read more