Ecological Farming

Ecological Farming

NIRMAN   works   for   the   promotion   of   ecological farming      through encouraging the use of indigenous seeds  &  manure,  and  nature-friendly  pest  management systems that reduce the dependency on  costly & toxic  chemical  pesticides.  Five  of  our  farmers’ groups  have  been  certified  under  the  Organic  PGS (Participatory                Guarantee                System)  in  the Tumudibandha  Block  of  Kandhamal  district    Odisha.

Millet-based Bio-diverse Farming System NIRMAN has intervened in the traditional but degenerating millet  -based  biodiverse farming system,  increasing the  crop  diversity  from  13  to  35 types and food security for another 45 to 60 days. NIRMAN’s contribution is highly recognized for the revival of millet farming systems, and    it  has extensively  campaigned  for  mainstreaming millets  since  2011.  It  is  one  of  the first   organizations   that   attempted   to   draw   the attention  of policy makers  on  the  significance & necessity  of reviving  millets for    addressing  malnourishment  in Odisha; and thanks to such collective effort the government decided to include millets in Mid-Day Meal and Public  Distribution  System. Further , the Government of Odisha has also launched Odisha Millets   Mission   for   implementation  of      a    special  program    on    millets; and NIRMAN    has  partnered  with Millets  Mission  for  implementation  in  Tumudibandh and        Kotagarh        in Kandhamal         district  and Kalyansinghpur        block in        Rayagada        district.

Our Vision is promoting equitable

Nirman focuses on restoring the ecosystems with rich biodiversity and has specific intervention in agriculture, natural resource management and governance. The organization is concerned with issues relating to the negative impact of climatic variations and current development paradigm that has endangered the natural resources and traditional knowledge base. Thus, it yearns to have sovereignty over the seed, the soil, the land, water, the indigenous knowledge system and strives to achieve sustainable use of natural resources and democratize its governance pattern.