Promotion of Regenerative Agricultural Practices for a Food Secure and Climate Resilient Future in the EU-India Partnerships

Overview

The project ‘Promotion of Regenerative Agricultural Practices for a Food-Secure and Climate-Resilient Future in EU-India Partnerships’ aims to establish a dynamic multi-stakeholder and participative platform to advance regenerative agriculture.

The project is supported by the European Union and is being implemented by a consortium of partners Solidaridad, CARD and CRB. The primary objective is to strengthen the capacity of Indian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to effectively engage with key stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels to foster sustainable, competitive, and resilient agricultural practices. The project supports the transformation to sustainable food systems with a focus on the vegetable oil value chain.

Objectives

The project focuses on key areas such as soil health replenishment, water conservation, biodiversity enhancement, climate resilience, and carbon sequestration. It also prioritises inclusivity, advocating for the equitable participation of women farmers and representation within farmer institutions, as well as underscores the importance of robust and interconnected institutional support to effectively promote and sustain regenerative agriculture practices and their stakeholders.

The larger objectives of the project are:

Enhance capacity of CSOs to organise and facilitate structured policy dialogues on regenerative agricultural practices at local, state, and national levels
Strengthen collaboration and consensus at national and local levels to promote regenerative approaches in vegetable oil supply chains
Foster an enabling environment that drives innovation, builds knowledge through collaborative learning, and provides a platform for stakeholders to scale up regenerative approaches prioritising soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem services
Actively engage CSOs in EU-India policy dialogues, focusing on water, biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, and inclusive supply chains, contributing to the effective implementation of the Global Gateway Strategy in India

Events

Beyond Plantations: Synergies for Healthy Mangroves, Thriving Coastal Communities, and Robust Value Chains - Lessons from the Sundarban

Beyond Plantations: Synergies for Healthy Mangroves, Thriving Coastal Communities, and Robust Value Chains – Lessons from the Sundarban: Watch here

The session, as a part of Centre for Responsible Business (CRB’s) India and Sustainability Standards 2024, aimed to develop a strong narrative that promotes a comprehensive concept of mangrove stewardship at the national level, going beyond just increasing mangrove cover through plantations. Some of the objectives of the session were:

Emphasise the importance of nurturing and promoting mangrove stewardship among local communities to ensure long-term ecological sustainability beyond mangrove plantation.
Advocate for the mobilisation of resources through the right channels to support mangrove stewardship and related livelihood initiatives, with particular emphasis on women’s empowerment.
Initiate a multi-stakeholder dialogue platform on the transformative bottom-up model (pursued by NEWS) coalescing the triple objectives of healthy mangroves, thriving coastal communities and resilient value chains.
Use the platform to raise awareness about the positive outcomes nature based solutions using a value chain approach, involving all key stakeholders in the region.