BHOPAL: A consultation was held for reviewing the progress of European Union-supported Strengthening Adaptive Farming in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (SAFBIN) programme at Sagar on Wednesday. This program is being implemented in three districts of each of these countries.
The chief objective of the programme is building climate change resilience of small holder farming systems and helping small holder farmers achieve food and nutrition security by making small farming practices more sustainable and profitable.
Addressing the delegates, Collector of Sagar Yogendra Sharma said, "Developing strategies for tackling the consequences of climate change holds critical importance in securing livelihoods of rural population in Madhya Pradesh."
Dr Manfred Aichinger, Caritas Austria, highlighted the losses that smallholder farmers frequently suffer across the world due to wild weather fluctuations. While Sunil Simon, south Asia programme manager of SAFBIN, gave a presentation on the progress of the project.
