Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN)
Type of Organization: Non-governmental organization
Areas of work: Practices & Techniques, Agroecology, Farming typologies, Food and nutrition, Food systems
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: India
Description:
WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) WASSAN is an India-based organization, registered as a Public Trust, with a focus on sustainable development in rainfed areas. Vision and Mission Vision: To empower communities dependent on rain for their existence by strengthening watershed development, fostering prosperity, and ensuring ecological security. Purpose: To articulate the voices and needs of people and agro-ecologies in marginalized rainfed geographies and translate them into public systems and policies. Mandate: To strengthen civil society space, build their capacities, network, and evolve policy narratives from grassroots innovation and evidence. WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) works across multiple production systems and associated livelihoods, primarily in rainfed regions. Our key thematic areas include: • Watershed Management / Watershed Development • Natural Farming • Water Resources • Seed Systems (including Community Managed Seed Systems and Landraces) • Livestock (including Desi Backyard Poultry and Breed Conservation) • Millets (including the Comprehensive Revival of Millet Program and Odisha Millet Mission) • Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) • Gender Integration • Participatory Machinery Development • Forgotten Foods • Renewable Energy • Ease of Agriculture • Markets • Biodiversity • Nutrition • WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) • Climate Resilience
WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) WASSAN is an India-based organization, registered as a Public Trust, with a focus on sustainable development in rainfed areas. Vision and Mission Vision: To empower communities dependent on rain for their existence by strengthening watershed development, fostering prosperity, and ensuring ecological security. Purpose: To articulate the voices and needs of people and agro-ecologies in marginalized rainfed geographies and translate them into public systems and policies. Mandate: To strengthen civil society space, build their capacities, network, and evolve policy narratives from grassroots innovation and evidence. WASSAN (Watershed Support Services and Activities Network) works across multiple production systems and associated livelihoods, primarily in rainfed regions. Our key thematic areas include: • Watershed Management / Watershed Development • Natural Farming • Water Resources • Seed Systems (including Community Managed Seed Systems and Landraces) • Livestock (including Desi Backyard Poultry and Breed Conservation) • Millets (including the Comprehensive Revival of Millet Program and Odisha Millet Mission) • Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) • Gender Integration • Participatory Machinery Development • Forgotten Foods • Renewable Energy • Ease of Agriculture • Markets • Biodiversity • Nutrition • WaSH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) • Climate Resilience