Family Farming Knowledge Platform

Himalayan Environmental studies & Conservation Organization HESCO

Type of Organization: Civil society
Areas of work: Agroecology, Food systems, Indigenous peoples, Small family farmers
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: India
Description:
Dr. Anil Joshi and his team members of HESCO have been applying knowledge of the environmental sciences and simple technologies to bring consistent development to the rural villages of the Himalayas. Their innovative and ecologically solutions so far, have yielded outstanding results in their target regions, and have brought them national recognition, and recently international attention for their contributions to rural mountain development. Basically they are struggling for small and marginal farmers up there in Himalayas.