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Building resilience to climate change and natural disasters.

Regional Impact

100,000+ people building a climate-resilient future

From project to programme to movement - farmer to farmer, across South Asia

Transforming smallholder households, small farms and landscapes across South Asia to withstand climate change and natural disasters.

Resilient livelihoods | Sustainable local food systems | Thriving Landscapes

Programme Scale & Reach(1 of 8)
Years of experience
15

Years of experience

South Asia countries
5

Countries in South Asia

Districts
36

Districts

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300+

Villages

Smallholder Farmers Collectives
883

Smallholder Farmers Collectives (SHFCs)

Directly Reached Households
17,000+

Households (51% female headed)

Directly Reached Households
88,000+

Directly Reached Households

Indirectly Reached Households
110,000+

Indirectly Reached Households

Impact Highlights(1 of 8)
Smallholder farmers have improved their Dietary Diversity
91%

Smallholder farmers have improved their Dietary Diversity

of small farms are climate-resilient with increased biodiversity
73%

of small farms are climate-resilient with increased biodiversity

of SHF family increased their farm income by 100%
64%

of SHF family increased their farm income by 100%

of targeted smallholder farmers sustainably double their farm production
44%

of targeted smallholder farmers sustainably double their farm production

farmers practicing two and more Climate Adaptive Practices
100%

farmers practicing two and more Climate Adaptive Practices

SHF are consuming a balanced diet
35%

SHF are consuming a balanced diet

of farmers have increased access to farm resources and availed entitlement
70%

of farmers have increased access to farm resources and availed entitlement

income increase of SHF from marketing of Small-Farm-Agri-Foods (in local and Urban markets)
47%

income increase of SHF from marketing of Small-Farm-Agri-Foods (in local and Urban markets)

SAFBIN Program

What is SAFBIN?

Across South Asia, smallholder farmers grow more than 70% of the region’s food – from less than half of its farmland. They are also the first to feel the impact of climate change: erratic rains, drought, and flooding threaten the harvest millions of families dependon. At the same time, smallholders are best placed to implement effective measures to build resilience to the consequences of climate warming.SAFBIN works directly with farmers – not for them. Since 2009, what began as a small initiative in three countries has grown into a programme spanning Bangladesh, India, Nepal,Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, backed by more than 15 years of continuous partnership between Caritas organisations, the EU, and other institutional donors. Farmers lead the research on their own land, organize into collectives, and share what works – from drought-tolerant seed varieties to community seed banks – with neighbouring villages and across borders.The result: stronger harvests, steadier income, and farming communities better equipped to withstand the next shock.

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