Selected projects & programmes implemented by INFACT:

Integral development of Kayoor watershed area

An attempt to create a viable model in watershed culture with active support of various stakeholders in collecting, analyzing, updating and disseminating information as well as implementing the decisions taken by them in a participatory manner.
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Malabari Goat Breed Improvement Programme (MGBIP)

The local goat breed is promoted through an action research project, supporting the livelihood for the resource poor women farmers. > more info (download) <

Food security through a sustainable and viable NRM method
Farm planning: Improving the capacity of the farm yard through a better understanding of the flora and fauna so that a sustainable income secure multicropping system can be introduced with active support and guidance of fellow farmers who are local level experts in their own respective fields.

Developing a sustainable, equitable and farmer-led marketing system for vanilla

The project wants to address specific key problems for the collective and farmer-led marketing of vanilla. Main objectives of the project are to equip the farmers with a IT-supported information system and professional marketing skills, to sensitise and train (new) vanilla growers in eco-friendly production and quality standards, and to run a systematic collective marketing system. The last objective is to test on-farm vanilla drying units to promote value-addition. > more info (download) <

Aroor Prawn Peeling Women Programme

Changes in market structure, social system, lifestyle etc have direct impact on the resource poor sections of the society. Prawn peeling women workers of Kerala is no different from what described above. They are exposed to exploitations like low wages, poor sanitation facilities, various health problems etc. INFACT has taken measures for the welfare and empowerment of the unorganized prawn-peeling women workers in this sector. > more info (download) <