Sponsored by Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India

Department of Biotechnology

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Welcome to Manthan Biotech-KISAN Hub

Manthan has 15 years experience working with farmers, scientists and other private and government bodies to create greater sustainability in farming system. Manthan has been working on socio-economic development through various skill development, agriculture development and research support for upliftment of rural community. The organization has a leading expertise in working with communities on sustainable farming, research development and capacity building through training networks. We are working in sustainable agro-forestry techniques to improve farm production and profitability while promoting sustainable natural resource management.

A holistic and integrated development approach to counter issue for soil infertility, environmental degradation and lack of income generating opportunities. Introducing diversified ecological farming systems would not only increase soil's fertility but also enhance crop production, suppress weed growth, inhibit pests and diseases, increase food security, generate more income and improve the health and nutrition of farmers and their families.

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Objectives

  • To promote and popularize conservation-agriculture (CA) based technologies for resource conservation, enhancing farmers profit and to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change in the Soybean-wheat-Gram and Rice-wheat based cropping system of the zone.
  • To identify the constraints of adoption and provide necessary back-up through HUB and its partner institutions for adoption and popularization of CA-based technologies among the resource-poor farmers.
  • To assess the impact and quantify the benefits of CA-based technologies for improving socio-economic conditions of the farming community.

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