Annadana operates from the last sustainable farm in Bengaluru city, India. An IMO certified agro-ec This book was unveiled by Shri M.
Annadana was founded in 2001 at Auroville (Pondicherry) and is registered as a non-profit trust. Given the success of Bangalore, Annadana, Western Ghats was founded in 2016 by extending its operations in 24 acres for research and propagation of tropical indigenous seed diversity with training programs and farmer empowerment at its core. We are proud to share that empowered farmers and their rural
youth drive our farm operations. Pedagogic material of 19 publications and 12 films covers a plethora of subjects in sustainable agriculture. We are not funded by any government nor any private organisation but sustain on the merit of our knowledge. Annadana has become a unique source of information for biological researchers, agronomists and environmentalists in sustainable agriculture attracting a wide cross section of people from around the globe.
'We Grow You Grow' is an innovative farm program at Annadana which encourages people from all walks & ages to take charge of their food to become the catalysts for ecological change. Milestone Achievements
• Annadana's Best Practices in Sustainable Agriculture was recently listed in a National report called “The Vision of Antyodaya”. Venkaiah Naidu Hon’ble Vice President of India in Feburary 2020.
• Our innovative Seed Bank conserves 1000’s of indigenous/ heritage varieties and revives the dying skills in seed saving.
• Annadana food forest model & Seed Bank is being replicated in the North Indian States of India
• Inspire 2019 - Recipient of 'Environment Conservation Award' pan India. Impact
• 1,50,000+ school students have benefitted from hands-on educational farm trails titled ‘From Soil to Seed to Plate’.
• 2000+ undergraduates engaged in intensive field-based, experiential classes and internships across the globe have trained at Annadana farm knowledge centres
• 20,000+ farmers and urban groups have attended our sustainable agriculture workshops
• 250,000 visitors have participated in our hands-on farm in action trails
• Tsunami Rehabilitation Project funded by the French Red Cross – transforming 500 acres of saline soil into living fields to benefit 4500 farmer families
• Creation of Seed Banks in collaboration with Karnataka and North East Indian government
• 1 million+ vegetable seed packets have been distributed freely to farmers throughout India
Testimony
“A wonderful and inspiring visit! You are doing great work, and this should be shouted from the rooftops!” Konrad Hauptfleisch, Academy and Programme Manager IFOAM, Bonn (Germany)
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