Organic-agriculture curriculum development for dry and hilly regions under the IFOAM Organic Agriculture Project in Nepal, plus training for Spices Board officers on inspection and certification.
Resources and links
Three decades of organic-sector work and learning.
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Field experience
Projects completed by the directors
Agriculture Ministry proposal on MINAS compliance for dairy farms in sandy soils in the Netherlands, followed by crop-livestock integration work in Ethiopia.
Sustainable-agriculture work with Project Alice in Sarnath and People First in Bihar under the Tufts University Environment Initiative Group.
Off-season organic vegetable production in Champawat, funded by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Appraisal and consolidation of organic-farming initiatives for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Livelihoods Project with Coffey International Development.
Collaboration on organic agriculture, permaculture, biodynamic agriculture, bio-fertiliser trials, certification, training, and research with Indian institutions.
Professional archive
Training, service, reports, and publications
Training and workshops
- IFOAM-Asia Organic Inspectors Training Workshop, OFDC Nanjing, China, 1998.
- International Training Programme on Development of Organic Agriculture, Sunne, Sweden, 1999.
- Agricultural research and development procedures at ICRA, Netherlands, with field work in Ethiopia, 2002.
- Training of Michigan State University study-abroad interns and organic-agriculture workshops for farmers and NGOs.
- Workshop supporting the establishment of India's first organic certification agency, Indocert, 2001.
Professional memberships and service
- Former member, National Standing Committee for Organic Certification and Growing Systems under APEDA.
- Former chair, IFOAM-Asia Research and Development Working Group, 1999-2002.
- Representative of IFOAM members in India, 1996-1999.
- Member of the Soil Association, ELIA Network, and Uttarakhand small-industries coordination work.
Significant reports
- Development of organic agriculture in Uttarakhand for SIDA, Sweden, 1999.
- MINAS regulation compliance for dairy farms in sandy soils in the Netherlands, 2002.
- Crop-livestock integration for the Kulumsa research station and Arsi Bale rural development project, Ethiopia, 2002.
- Sustainable agriculture initiatives in Sarnath and Bihar under the Tufts University programme.
- Off-season organic vegetable production and rural-livelihood appraisal reports in India.
Papers and conference contributions
- Organic agriculture development for ISDA 1996 and India's Ninth Five-Year Plan discussions.
- Institutionalising farmers' knowledge at the IIM Ahmedabad conference on grassroots innovation, 1996.
- Contributions to IFOAM events in Copenhagen, the Philippines, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Istanbul.
- International conferences on nutrition, food security, poverty alleviation, and climate change in the United States and Europe.
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