Organic Farming
15,000+ Farmers Transitioning to Sustainable Agriculture
LEADS promotes organic farming to build resilient livelihoods while restoring soil health and strengthening climate resilience. By combining indigenous knowledge with sustainable agricultural practices, we enable farming communities to improve productivity, reduce cultivation costs, and enhance long-term food and nutrition security.
Key Focus Areas
• Organic and natural farming
• Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)
• Community bio-input production
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Farmer Producer Groups
• Market and value chain development
Impact at a Glance
15,000+ Farmers adopting organic farming practices
₹15,000–₹45,000 increase in annual household income
Improved soil fertility and reduced chemical dependency
Enhanced climate resilience and food security
Organic Farming
15,000+ Farmers Transitioning to Sustainable Agriculture
LEADS promotes organic farming to build resilient livelihoods while restoring soil health and strengthening climate resilience. By combining indigenous knowledge with sustainable agricultural practices, we enable farming communities to improve productivity, reduce cultivation costs, and enhance long-term food and nutrition security.
Key Focus Areas
• Organic and natural farming
• Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)
• Community bio-input production
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Farmer Producer Groups
• Market and value chain development
Impact at a Glance
15,000+ Farmers adopting organic farming practices
₹15,000–₹45,000 increase in annual household income
Improved soil fertility and reduced chemical dependency
Enhanced climate resilience and food security
Kitchen Garden / Nutrition Garden
1,500+ Families Strengthening Household Nutrition
Nutrition Gardens enable rural households to cultivate diverse, nutritious, and chemical-free food within their homesteads. The initiative strengthens food security, improves dietary diversity, and encourages sustainable household food production while generating additional income from surplus produce.
Key Focus Areas
• Household nutrition gardens
• Multi-layer vegetable cultivation
• Organic food production
• Nutrition-sensitive agriculture
• Women-led nutrition initiatives
• Nutrition awareness and behaviour change
Impact at a Glance
1,500+ Household Nutrition Gardens established
20+ varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs promoted
Improved household nutrition and dietary diversity
Reduced food expenditure and increased household resilience
Annapurna Model
Integrated Farming for Food and Income Security
The Annapurna Model is LEADS’ integrated farming approach that maximises productivity from small landholdings by combining crops, vegetables, fruits, livestock, and natural resource management. The model strengthens food security while creating multiple income opportunities throughout the year.
Key Focus Areas
• Integrated farming systems
• Multi-cropping and crop diversification
• Organic cultivation
• Horticulture and nutrition farming
• Efficient water management
• Family-managed farm enterprises
Impact at a Glance
200+ Integrated Farming Models established
Annual income increase of ₹20,000–₹50,000
Year-round food and nutrition security
Improved farm resilience and resource efficiency
Jeeraphool (Scented Rice Promotion and Marketing)
Reviving Indigenous Rice, Enhancing Rural Prosperity
LEADS promotes the cultivation and conservation of Jeeraphool, Jharkhand’s indigenous aromatic rice, by strengthening sustainable production systems and connecting farmers with premium markets. The programme preserves traditional seed diversity while improving farmer incomes through value addition.
Key Focus Areas
• Indigenous seed conservation
• Scientific cultivation using SRI
• Community processing facilities
• Branding and packaging
• Premium market linkages
• Farmer Producer Groups
Impact at a Glance
2,000+ Farmers cultivating Jeeraphool rice
Premium market value through branding and quality assurance
Conservation of indigenous crop diversity
Strengthened farmer-owned value chains.
Potato Promotion & Preservation
Improving Farm Incomes through Scientific Cultivation and Storage
LEADS supports potato farmers through improved cultivation practices, community-based storage systems, and market linkages that minimise post-harvest losses and maximise profitability. The programme strengthens the potato value chain from production to preservation and marketing.
Key Focus Areas
• Scientific potato cultivation
• Community seed storage
• Bamboo storage structures
• Cold storage linkages
• Organic crop management
• Producer-led marketing
Impact at a Glance
2,500+ Farmers supported
Reduced post-harvest losses
Improved access to quality seed
Higher income through better price realisation
Tomato Promotion & Marketing
Strengthening Vegetable Value Chains for Smallholder Farmers
LEADS promotes market-oriented tomato cultivation through climate-smart farming, improved production practices, and collective marketing. The programme helps farmers improve productivity while connecting them to reliable and remunerative markets.
Key Focus Areas
• Scientific tomato cultivation
• Climate-smart farming
• Organic nutrient management
• Market aggregation
• Farmer Producer Groups
• Seasonal crop planning
Impact at a Glance
3,000+ Farmers engaged in tomato cultivation
Improved productivity and crop quality
Higher returns through organised marketing
Enhanced household nutrition
Lac Cultivation Promotion
Revitalising Forest-Based Livelihoods
Lac cultivation provides sustainable livelihood opportunities for tribal communities while promoting the conservation of forest resources. LEADS strengthens scientific lac cultivation, value addition, and collective marketing to improve productivity and rural incomes.
Key Focus Areas
• Scientific lac cultivation
• Host plant management
• Brood lac production
• Producer collectives
• Value addition
• Market development
Impact at a Glance
600+ Tribal Farmers supported
Improved quality and productivity
Higher household income
Sustainable forest-based livelihoods
Tamarind Processing Unit
Adding Value to Non-Timber Forest Produce
LEADS promotes community-managed tamarind processing enterprises that enable tribal communities to transform raw forest produce into high-value products. The initiative strengthens rural enterprises while creating local employment and increasing producer incomes.
Key Focus Areas
• Community processing units
• Value addition
• Hygienic processing
• Packaging and branding
• Producer enterprises
• Market linkage
Impact at a Glance
Significant increase in the market value of tamarind
Community-owned rural enterprises
Increased income for producer groups
Enhanced value addition at source
Oil Expeller Unit
Strengthening Rural Enterprises through Local Value Addition
The Oil Expeller Unit enables farming communities to process locally produced oilseeds into high-quality edible oils, increasing value retention within villages and creating sustainable rural enterprises. The initiative strengthens producer institutions while promoting local entrepreneurship.
Key Focus Areas
• Community-owned oil processing
• Oilseed promotion
• Village-level value addition
• Producer-led enterprises
• Market development
• Rural entrepreneurship
Impact at a Glance
Higher returns from oilseed cultivation
Strengthened producer-owned enterprises
Increased local employment
Enhanced value addition within rural communities
