Aligned with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently called for alliance of scientists and farmers to deal with climate change, and ensure a green future, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) in collaboration with Syngenta Foundation India (SFI) has launched a unique programme on climate smart agriculture (CSA) which was hosted by ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM), Baramati Maharashtra-India.
A week-long training was recently conducted by EDF to educate and build capacity of leadership team of SFI. SFI through its network of over 8000 agri-entrepreneurs across 18 states reach out to over 7 lakh small-holder farmers, helping them with end-to-end value chain services and providing financial linkages. The objective is to train 100,000 AEs who will connect with 1 crore farmers over the next six years.
Himanshu Pathak, Director, NIASM said, “We are very excited to have EDF climate-smart agriculture team bring their globally recognized expertise to our Indian associates.”
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is an international nonprofit that works to protect the environment and advance economic progress by combining science and economics with local partnerships.
