Assam · Arunachal Pradesh
Food & Nutrition
Healthier soils, more diverse crops and better incomes, so farming families can grow well and eat well.
Overview
Good food starts with healthy farms
Our food and nutrition work brings together natural farming, local seeds and organic inputs with modern, climate-smart methods, so families grow more and spend less.
Through the TEEB AgriFood initiative in Assam, we also brought businesses and other stakeholders into conversations about nature, biodiversity and the future of agriculture and food systems.
Supports the Global Goals
- 2Zero hunger
- 12Responsible production
- 13Climate action
- 14Life below water
What we do
How we make it happen
- 01Natural farmingTraining and demonstrations in chemical-free farming that protect soil and health.
- 02Community seed banksVillage seed banks that keep local varieties alive and end seed shortages.
- 03Organic inputsVermicompost units across villages so farmers make their own fertiliser.
- 04Climate-smart farmingMethods and post-harvest care that cut losses and raise profits.
- 05More on the plateDiverse produce such as honey, fish, black pepper and bay leaf for nutrition and income.
- 06Food systems dialogueBringing businesses and stakeholders together on nature, biodiversity and food.
Results
What this work has achieved
- 288households in the SUFALAM village lab
- 60%of SUFALAM participants are women
- 200bee boxes given to self-help groups
- 2,000women turmeric farmers supported
Source: ICCo Annual Report 2025-26
2025-26
Honey from the hills to the city
With NECTAR, we gave 200 bee boxes, colonies and equipment to self-help groups in Sagalee, Arunachal Pradesh, and trained bee farmers in Baksa, Assam. In April 2026 a Honey Marketplace at Noida Haat connected Northeast producers directly with buyers.
Source: Annual Report 2025-26
Programmes 2025-26
Where this work is happening
Assam · MorigaonSUFALAM: villages as living laboratoriesNatural farming, Eri silk, natural dyeing, handloom and village tourism, planned with the households themselves.With NABARD and KVK Morigaon288 households · 60% women
Arunachal Pradesh · AssamScientific beekeepingBee boxes, colonies and training for SHGs, and a Honey Marketplace in Noida to meet buyers directly.With NECTAR, Government of India200 bee boxes · 8 SHGs
AssamRebuilding lives after COVID-19A five-year programme across turmeric, handloom and fishery, completed on 31 March 2026.With Azim Premji Foundation4,500 women · 25–40% more income
From the field
Moments from our work
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