New Project HARVEST Aims to Help 35,000 Maize Farmers in India Adapt to Climate Change
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A new three-year programme called Project HARVEST has been launched in India to help maize farmers deal with climate change. The initiative is a partnership between GIZ, the German international development agency, PepsiCo India and Bayer. It focuses on climate-resilient maize farming and aims to reach 35,000 farmers.
The project is based on regenerative agriculture. This is a approach to farming that tries to improve the health of the soil and the land over time, rather than only aiming for short-term harvests. Maize is one of India's important crops, grown by many small and medium-sized farmers, and these farmers often face problems such as unpredictable rainfall, changing temperatures and falling soil quality. By working directly with farmers, the partners hope to help them grow maize in ways that can better handle these conditions.
The three organisations each bring their own role to the project. GIZ works on sustainable development, PepsiCo India is a major buyer of agricultural products, and Bayer is a company with experience in agricultural science and farming solutions. Together, they plan to support farmers over the three years of the programme. The published report did not give full details of every activity, but the main goal is clear: to make maize farming more resilient to climate change across India.
Project HARVEST is one of several efforts in India that combine business, government and development groups to make agriculture more sustainable. As the climate continues to change, programmes like this may become more important for the food supply and for the income of farming families. Further information about the results of the project is expected as it moves forward.
Sources: AgroSpectrum India
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