The National Innovation Foundation (NIF) - India
is India's national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge. Its mission is to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by expanding policy and institutional space for grassroots technological innovators.
NIF scouts, supports and spawns' grassroots innovations developed by individuals and local communities in any technological field, helping in human survival without any help from formal sector. It also tries to ensure that such innovations diffuse widely through commercial and/or non-commercial channels, generating material or non-material incentives for them and others involved in the value chain... Read more
Data collection for the on-farm trial of Sitara Srinagar #mustard, developed by grassroots innovator Shri Hukum Singh Lodha, was conducted in #Mansa & #Bathinda , #Punjab . The variety showed higher yield, better disease resistance & stronger growth.@IndiaDST @ranade_arvind pic.twitter.com/DbI1UuiaEC
— NIF - India (@nifindia) April 17, 2025
Promising results from On-Farm Trial of #mustard variety #SitaraSringar, developed by grassroots innovator HukumSingh Lodha! Initial findings show better growth & yield compared to local strains. A step forward in promoting farmer-led innovation.@IndiaDST @ranade_arvind pic.twitter.com/EwKRaIRoBG
— NIF - India (@nifindia) April 8, 2025
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