Timbaktu Collective

Contact first name: Choitresh Kumar(Bablu)

Contact last name: Ganguly

Contact email: bablu@timbaktu.org

Street: C.K. Palli Village

Postal code: 515 101

City: Anantapuramu District

State: Andhra Pradesh

Country: India

Website: http://www.timbaktu.org

Partner Deliverables:

Deliverable Notes
1 - Set of principles and attributesWe have promoted a farmers’ cooperative with 2000 members growing organic food on 12,000 acres of land. It's also a successful business enterprise active in the entire value chain from seed to plate. I am sure our experience will be of help in Deliverable 1.
2 - Drivers and indicators of sustainable production and consumptionWhile we have successfully helped change the cropping pattern in this area, we have also been able to bring back minor and major millets and cold pressed oil back into the local diet while being a major supplier of good organic food in the market in south India. I am sure our experience will be of help in Deliverable 2
4 - Policy reform proposals/argumentsOur work is considered quite special here and many of our ideas and models have been adopted by govt and quasi govt organisations.
5 - Training and education toolsWe have produced a few videos which are quite good. We also have developed some training material and guides for farmers but they are in Telugu.
6 - Case studies of food systemsOurs is already a case study that can be used under dry rainfed conditions.
7 - Workshops/roundtablesWe will be willing to host some of these programmes so long as our simple living conditions are acceptable.