Work of Renu Seeds Foundation in India
This is the context in which the Renu Seeds Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture and Renu Seeds India Limited established Renu Seeds Foundation India (RSFI) as an independent not-for-profit organization in 2020.
From the outset, RSFI’s mission was to have small and marginal farmers participate in agricultural development by improving their access to better seeds and other inputs, increasing their knowledge of agronomic practices, establishing ease of access to credit and providing systematic market linkages. The main objective has remained to educate small and marginal farmers on the latest developments suited to their local needs, and thus ultimately improve their income.
Our Motive-
RSFI is today is working on the following initiatives to achieve these objectives:
Market-led extension (MLE) in vegetables
Seed production in hybrid rice and vegetables
Promoting allied services such as goatary, dairy and farm machinery
Agri-entrepreneurship for scaling-up MLE in vegetables
Facilitating credit to farmers and Agri-entrepreneurs
Developing a Portfolio Guarantee Fund to help first-time entrepreneurs receive credit
Developing a ranking framework to help AEs receive credit scores
Focus on bio-control production
Undertaking pilot projects on new insurance solutions
Branding of indigenous varieties with additional benefits to cater to a modern market
Community-based solar irrigation projects
Community-owned agro-processing units
An end-to-end enterprise platform that enables greater transparency and facilitates the creation of networks for seamless knowledge transfer
Demonstration Plots for taking validated farmers directly to the farmer.