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| Project |
Sathiship for Sridhar
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| Location
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Trivandrum, Kerala
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| Focus
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Save our Rice, anti-WTO and anti-GMO campaigns
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| NGO Information |
Thanal is a Public Interest Research, Advocacy, Education and Action group based in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It is engaged in activities related to environmental and human health, environmental justice, chemical safety, biodiversity, wild life and the natural world, ecological agriculture and zero waste. Thanal has promoted the Zero Waste Centre at Kovalam and the Clean Production Centre at Eloor. Thanal has campaigns to Save Rice, Stop Pesticides and Genetic Engineering, Promote Ecological-based farming and Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS) for Organic Produce, and supports the struggle against industrial pollution, climate change and exploitation of life support systems in the name of development. Sridhar is involved with Thanal in the capacity of Policy and Research Co-ordinator. |
| Project Summary |
Sridhar is an agricultural activist heavily involved in political advocacy, policy consultation and research geared towards sustainable agricultural initiatives in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, with an emphasis on paddy land conservation, farmer income support and rejection of WTO and GMO from agriculture. |
| Objective |
- To influence policy related to income support for farmers, GMO and WTO
- To revive ecologically and economically sustainable methods of agriculture and provide alternatives to the established paradigm
- To create awareness in the community, especially the youth, towards organic farming practices as a sustainable livelihood option
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| Requested Budget |
Rs. 1,44,000 / $3500 |
| Status |
Under Review |
| Project Coordinators |
Shrawan Singhal |
| Contact Email |
shrawan.singhal[AT]gmail.com |
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