Participatory Rural Development Foundation

PRDF:

• The Participatory Rural Development Foundation (PRDF seeds) was founded on 8th November 1998 on the vision of Dr. R.C. Chaudhary for the benefit of the rural farmers of northern India.

• Assess the needs of poor and marginal farmers and other sectors with the rural community to provide them with the best available Agro production technology for improved and sustainable agricultural production
• Collect, evaluate and distribute test results of local and exotic germplasm to local farmers and interested parties, and
• Train user groups and provide them with consultancy services for overall rural development; with a focus on best practice in sustainable agriculture.

Our Strategies:

• We employ the following strategies:
• Provide access to national and international sources of agricultural technology
• Acquire superior germplasm and knowledge based technologies
• Promote farmer-based on-farm testing of the technology

Catalogue Proven Technologies:

• Disseminate most suitable germplasm, technology and knowledge
• Promote conservation and responsible use of natural resources
• Use the bottom-up approach for information dissemination
• Cultivate links with national and international research and development institutions