Local organic women farmers in India

Program Title: WINGS #05-21 Green Counter-Revolution
Description: The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of "productivity" at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability, loss of biodiversity, and local loss of control. The Green Foundation based in Karnataka state started by encouraging local seed-saving and has built a network of women farmers who also process their own crops locally - improving local nutrition, economy, and environment.

Host(s): Smita Ramanathan and Manju Venkat
Featured Speakers/Guests: Singer and farmer: Jayamma, from Therubeedi village near Bangalore; Vanaja Ramprasad, founder, Green Foundation; Sumathi, a longtime organic farmer who heads the Maruthi Oil Press Group in the village of Maralwadi; VijayaKumari and Sarvamangala from the Mahadeshwara Seed Producers Group

Credits: Smita Ramanathan – Producer, Interviews, Script, Narration; Manju Venkat – Co-producer, Interviews, Narration; Indu Ramesh – Programme Mentor, Script Adviser; M.R. Ramamurthy – Sound Engineer, Editor; Series Producer, Frieda Werden

Comments: As of 2021, the Green Foundation is working with more than 2400 small scale and marginal farmers around Karnataka, empowering them to attain food and economic security. "More than 26 years after we were first established, we are still committed to our vision of a well-preserved, diverse ecosystem that will sustain the rural livelihoods of the present generation without eroding the resource base of the future." - http://www.greenfoundation.in/journey-so-far/#