Climate Smart Agriculture

The Challenge

How can we make farming communities more resilient and sustainable?

The Objective

Improving and diversifying agricultural practices of farming communities for more resilience

The Location

West Bengal, India

The agricultural project works with 1800 members from farming communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change and changing circumstances in three districts of West Bengal. The selected participants’ main source of income is agriculture, but in most cases does not generate sufficient income.

To address this, the project focuses on strengthening the economic resilience of these farmers by supporting them in adopting more sustainable agricultural practices. Central to this approach are three Knowledge Hubs, which serve as training and support centers. Within these hubs, farmers receive targeted trainings on quality improvement, processing, production planning, and market access, as well as guidance for improved production methods and crop diversification. Together, these measures help participants make better use of available opportunities and move towards more sustainable livelihoods.

SOCEO has designed the project and is supporting the local implementing partner through its expertise in entrepreneurship development.