MSSRF based in Chennai, India, is one of the largest Non-Governmental Organisations in India focusing on sustainable agriculture and rural development. The overall objective of MSSRF is to foster ecological stability of farming-systems for an improved livelihood of men and women farmers. The biodiversity working group focuses on coastal eco-systems, native herbs and plants as well as agrobiodiversity, particularly in Southern India. The outspoken interest of MSSRF in practice-relevant results for project implementation on-site guarantees the application of transformation knowledge generated by BioDIVA.
MSSRF not only implements projects at a local level but also offers policy advice in the field of agrobiodiversity. Additionally, the organisation plays a crucial role by facilitating logistics in the field, knowledge sharing, networking with political institutions and indigenous communities.
Through the Community Agrobiodiversity Centre in Wayanad, Kerala MSSRF enables access to the research area. The long-standing and trusted working relationships with indigenous groups allow for continuous stakeholder interactions and round tables for validation.
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Feedback Loops - Multi-level stakeholder workshops in transdisciplinary research.
Briefing Note 7, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
