Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2014

Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture : Initiatives in Andhra Pradesh

N. V. Madhuri

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Sustainable agriculture conserves our soil and water resources, protects our climate, enhances agro–diversity, ensures biodiversity, meets the demand for food and safeguards livelihoods. In short, it ensures that the environment thrives, the farm is productive, the farmer makes a net profit and society has enough nutritious food. Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture(CMSA) is one such initiative which is implemented in the state of Andhra Pradesh through the women SHGs and their federations. This paper highlights the major initiatives taken up under the project and their impact on the farmers.

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N. V. Madhuri Community Managed Sustainable Agriculture : Initiatives in Andhra Pradesh International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 9 September 2014

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