Smallholder Adaptive Farming and Biodiversity Network (SAFBIN)
SAFBIN is an action research programme from Caritas Organisations to address the issues of climate change and food security of smallholder farmers in South Asia. The programme aiming to achieve SDG 2, is inspired by the achievements and mutual learning process of the Caritas Partners in a successful previous phase of regional programme under the European Union Global Programme on Agriculture Research for Development (ARD).
SAFBIN is a multi-dimensional and multi-sector programme aimed to address the agricultural development challenges of developing and emerging countries. The innovative models piloted by the smallholder farmers from five rainfed Agro-Ecosystems (AES) in South Asia will be scalable and replicable in all similar Agro-Ecosystems. This programme will primarily contribute in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 of United Nations:
“End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture in South Asia”.
The overall programme will benefit about 40000 people living in 165 villages of 21 districts in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The first phase of the programme will be implemented from April, 2018 in 95 villages of 11 districts, benefiting about 22000 people.
SAFBIN programme follows farmer led collective on-farm adaptive research, farming system and partnership approaches to empower the smallholder farmers in:
Doubling farm production and income
Access to balanced diet and nutritional self-sufficiency
Control over land and secured access to knowledge and farm based entitlements
Resilience to climate change and disaster while maintaining farm ecosystem
Multi-level cooperation and partnership for smallholder friendly policies
Sustainable food production and consumption of small-farm-agri-foods for urban middle class consumers
Caritas organisations part of this initiative are the official national organisations of the Catholic Bishops' Conference for social development in their respective countries. They are also members of Caritas Internationalis in Rome, which is a global confederation of 165 Catholic organisations working in humanitarian emergencies and international development. Implementing partners in South Asia are the members of Caritas Asia, which is also a strategic partner of this programme.
Caritas India, Caritas Bangladesh, Caritas Nepal and Caritas Pakistan will be implementing this programme in South Asia with the support of Caritas Austria and Caritas Switzerland. They will collaborate and partner with global and national research institutions, national agricultural research system and universities to implement this programme.
European Union Global Programe on Agricultural Research for Development
Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) is multi-dimensional research that addresses the agricultural development challenges of developing and emerging countries. The European Commission (EC) is firmly committed to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015. The agricultural sector plays a crucially important role in the achievement of these aims. The links of agriculture with food security are particularly important, as the number of undernourished people is ...
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Global Public Goods of SAF-BIN
This action seeks to develop global public goods in terms of expanded agriculture research & policy options for smallholder farmers (SHF) in ensuring local food security in the context of climate change. Multi-disciplinary and participatory appraisal of Smallholder farmers Food Production, Distribution, Consumption System (SHF-FPDCS), will enhance understanding and appreciation of cross-cutting issues related to gender, ethnic/minority community, culture and collective action.
The results ...
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Building Resilience to Climate Change through Strengthening Adaptive Small Scale farming system in Rain fed Areas in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
This action research initiative seeks to contribute to local food & nutritional security in some of the impoverished regions of the world critically vulnerable to climate change. This action is primarily a civil society attempt to fill the gap in research and extension support to Smallholder farmers (SHF) and also to help examination of their Food Production, Distribution and Consumption System (FPDCS) in the context of impact and adaptation to climate change and nutritional security potential. ...
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Strengthening Adaptive Farming in India, Bangladesh & Nepal (SAF-BIN)
The overall objective of the SAF-BIN programme is to promote local food and nutritional security through adaptive small scale farming in 4 rainfed AES in S Asia in the context of climate change.
SAF-BIN Programme is expected to achieve the following results:
1. Increased understanding and use of documented innovations in rainfed SHF-FPDCS as pro-poor research and policy options towards adaptive food security and climate change mitigation;
2. Improved productivity, d ...
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Strengthening Adaptive Farming in Bangladesh, India & Nepal (SAF-BIN) European Union Global Programe on Agricultural Research for Development
Strengtheninig Adaptive Farming in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (SAF-BIN)
SAF-BIN is an action research programme under the European Union Global programme on Agriculture Research for Development (ARD). It is a multi-dimensional research that address the agricultural development challenges of developing and emerging countries. It is an initiative to promote local food and nutritional security through adaptive small scale farming in four rainfed Agro Ecosystems (AES) in South Asia.
Caritas organisations part of this action are the official national organisations of the Catholic Bishops' Conference for social development. They are also members of Caritas Internationalis in Rome which is a global confederation of 165 Catholic organisations working in humanitarian emergencies and international development.