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Agricultural policy advocacy and lobbying of farmers interests at national level by CIFA

Apr 1, 2008-Mar 31, 2009

Consortium of Indian Farmers Association (CIFA) was formally established and registered in January 2006. It has the ambitious aim to unite and empower all 600 million farmers (via their associations) of India. Its core business will be to act as a representative of Indian farmers; to create awarenes on te important role of agriculture; establish forums to support the case of farmers and deal with patent rights and WTO.

Main activities to be partially funded by Agriterra, partially CIFA funding:
1. National farmers conference 2008
2. Lobbying interaction meetings with parliament members
3. Commodity group exchange and networking with market chain
4. Human resource development of national and state level farmers leaders being member of CIFA
5. Formation of state level commodity associations ( in 6 states)
Commodity specific meetings

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