We at Centre for Sustainable Agriculture started our journey to work with small and marginal farmers to make agriculture economically and ecologically sustainable, build community institutions which can manage their livelihoods and improve governance of public policy in agriculture
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We provide support services for farmers, farmer producer organisations, NGOs and Government programs for implementation
We provide support on shift towards organic/natural farming through training, publications, mobile applications and more
We anchor the Open Source Seed Initiative in India and support conservation, maintenance, and multiplication of seeds without exclusive rights
We support urban farming, biowaste composting and rainwater harvesting and recycling for a greener living
We are a PGS Regional council and offer organic certification, data management services and trainings
eKrishi is an integrated IT platform developed by CSA for providing end to end support to farming through websites and mobile applications
We provide support services to Farmer Producer Organisations institutional building, business planning and legal complainces
CSA publishes resource material in English and various Indian languages on wide variety of subjects and are available for sale
CSA offers regular training courses on various subjects for farmers, staff working with farmers and middle and senior level managementFocus of our work
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Scientific Agro-ecological Approach
Promoting locally adapted farming systems and farming practices
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Climate Change Adaptation
Building resilience to climate change in small holder agriculture
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Community Business Organisations
Collectivizing small producers to improve their synergies and bargaining power
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Improving Organic Supply Chains
New business models, improving supply chain efficiency, direct marketing
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Community Managed Extension
Building a knowledge based extension model accountable to the community
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Urban Consumer Engagement
Engaging consumers for better food choices and shifting towards green living choices
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Media for Rural Communities
Making modern media to work for the rural communities for learning and communicating
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Public Policy Research
Studying the impacts of policy instruments on rural lives and suggesting alternatives
What people say about us!
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Organisations like Centre for Sustainable Agriculture are making every effort to make our food toxin free and hoping to make a pesticide free green revolution possible Satyamev Jayathe, TV Show Watch the episode
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As a scientist who has transformed the landscape of Indian agriculture, Dr GV Ramanjaneyulu and his organisation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) has worked with the Andhra Pradesh government in designing and implementing community managed sustainable agriculture from 2005-08, which spread to over 1500 villages covering 35 lakh hectares of land in 18 districts.
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I remember Dr Sanghi on this occasion. I recall a fruitful partnership with CSA from 2004 onwards. The conversion of Punukula to a chemical pesticide free village was there inspiration for SERP to undertake NPM , which later became CMSA. The fountain of the present A.P Community managed Natural farming was laid then.
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Heartfelt congratulations to the team of CSA for their significant contributions to sustainable agriculture and to the growers of our food…I always valued the association of Hivos with CSA. They have the unique asset of being able to connect with farmers, with government, with policy makers, and with campaigns and never give up on their […]
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