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The first scientific article of the ACROPICS project is out !

Socio-technical lock-in as alignment process: tracing the joint development of pesticide dependency and vegetable production in Senegal (1900–2024) Authors: Baptiste Gaillard (INRAE), Bruno Turnheim (INRAE & University of Manchester), Raphaël Belmin (CIRAD), Allison Marie Loconto (INRAE) Publication: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Publisher: Elsevier Date: September 2025 (Available online 21 April 2025) Abstract Lock-in mechanisms […]

2nd Annual workshop of ACPI & ACROPICS | Bucharest, Romania- 19-23 May, 2025

With the objective of strengthening Collaboration and a Unified Research Agenda for Pesticide Reduction, the second consecutive co-joint annual scientific conference was held on May 19-23, 2025 at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of...

Announcement: CSIRO has joined ACPI !

The ACPI Coordination team is pleased to announce that CSIRO has joined the Agroecological Crop Protection Initiative ! The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is an Australian Government agency that is responsible for scientific...

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- Ajay Rawat
From Kinnaur to Spiti: Learning from Natural Farming Champions in the High Himalayas

The primary objective of the visit to Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts was to assess on-ground progress of Natural Farming-based apple production under the (Sustainable Food Systems Platform for Natural Farming) SuSPNF initiative, strengthen market linkages through direct procurement from farmers, Natural Farming Oriented FPOs and KVKs, and promote CETARA-NF certification [Read more ...]

- Mridul Dhiman
Residual Effect – 3 star Rated Farms

When Good Apples Face Hidden Challenges: A Story of Trust and Transparency On 22nd August 2025, a fresh lot of apples arrived at our facility. They came from two of our partner farmers, both of whom had long been associated with natural farming. The apples were beautiful to look at [Read more ...]

- Prikshit Kumar Verma
SLM–IoT Integration for Natural Farming

“If the technology decreases the operational (input) cost and complexity of the smallholder – consider it – else send it back to the drawing board”                                                   [Read more ...]

- Mridul Dhiman
Apples-Mountain-Mudslides

Apples, Mountains, and Mudslides: A Journey Through Kinnaur’s Orchards When you think of apples from Himachal, you probably imagine crisp red fruit in crdboard boxes stacked neatly on a truck, heading towards cities like Delhi or Bangalore. But behind every apple that makes its way to your market basket lies [Read more ...]

- Cheshta Rawat
Which Blueberry Variety to Grow?

Natural Blueberries: A Backstory:Kalasan Nursery Farm (KNF) has been actively engaged in a variety of agricultural projects, with one of the noteworthy initiatives being the Blueberry Project. One key challenge which KNF has addressed is that of appropriate Varietal Selection. As there are number of crops for which little or [Read more ...]

- Cheshta Rawat
Orchard Development at Baag

Cetara Certificate - 2 Star - Gram Bhawan CETARA - QR - Gram Bhawan The orchard development project at Gram Bhawan, Village Baag, is more than just a farming initiative, it is part of a long-term vision to create thriving, sustainable fruit orchards that bring both environmental and economic benefits [Read more ...]

- Mridul Dhiman
Apples to Apples – Supporting Natural Farming

Connecting Producers to Consumers – CETARA-NF No Farmers No FoodKnow Farmers Know Food You need a farmer at least two or three times a day for food, you need a doctoror a lawyer only once a year (if you are really unlucky)”       A farmer and food      [Read more ...]

- Abhay Thakur
IoT and AgriTech – Primary Field Survey with Smallholders

Helping Farmers with Smart Tools - AgriTech Survey on IoT Solution for Smallholders Since the mid-1990s, the internet has connected people across the world. A few years later, the idea of connecting everyday devices to each other started to grow. This idea became what we now call the Internet of [Read more ...]

- Mridul Dhiman
The (Im)Perfect Apple

Beyond the Perfect Apple: A Natural Farming Success Story from Himachal High up in the remote Spiti Valley, life runs at a different rhythm. The air is thinner, the winters are harder, and farming is more than just a job  it’s a way of life. Here, apple orchards cling to [Read more ...]

- Cheshta Rawat
Seed Bank Initiative at Kalasan

Germination Report  Gram Disha Trust (GDT) with the collaboration with Kalasan Nursery Farm has its first round of germination trials as part of a broader effort to establish a community seed bank.This initiative aims to conserve, multiply, and distribute open-pollinated heirloom seeds that are well-suited to the Himalayan agro-climatic zone.Seed [Read more ...]