"GREEN Foundation is a community based organisation working with disadvantaged groups of small and marginal farmers, backward castes, tribals and dalits, especially women, in the semi-arid regions of South India, towards the conservation of agro biodiversity and the promotion of sustainable agriculture"
GREEN Foundation’s intervention commenced as a modest effort with five women farmers and a handful of seeds in Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu in 1996. With its passion, commitment and dedication to conservation of bio diversity and improvement in livelihoods of marginal and subsistence farmers, its activities are currently spread in different district of Karnataka and agroecological regions.
News & Events
Janadhanya Seed Savers Initiative
If you are home gardener, have your own farm or if you are an NGO working with
farmers, or an institution cultivating organic food avail the benefits from the Janadhanya seed savers initiative. To receive the benefits of diverse varieties of seeds and News letters highlighting the different perspectives of seed saving Read more...
Biodiversity Festival -
February 2010
Celebration brings us the images of colours, culture, gatherings and lots of happiness. Year 2010 has been declared as the “International year of Biodiversity” by United Nations. For past decade and a half, GREEN foundation has been conserving agro biodiversity with very small and marginal farmers in the state of Karnataka, India. Read more
Recent Workshop
SAS2 Introductory Workshop held in Bangalore during 11-13 February, 2010. SAS2 is a new approach to collaborative inquiry grounded in action and currently used by practitioners around the world from villages to boardrooms. It provides an integrated collection of practical tools to engage people and mobilize knowledge in complex settings involving multiple stakeholders. For details click here
Seed Production workshop was organized on 11th-12th January 2010 at Pyramid valley, Kebbedoddi to explain farmers the importance of seed and maintaining it’s purity for good germination. The main objectives of this workshop were to train farmers in land preparation for organic farming, seed treatment, pest and disease management, organic seed production and making them able to produce good quality seeds and increase their income. For details click here
