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
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
Onion varieties Sandip Pyaz & Sona 40 shine in organic trials across Dharashiv, MH high yield, pest resistance & storability! G Vilas Pasand guava starts fruiting too. Farmers validate the success.#NIFIndia #OrganicFarming #AgriInnovation #FarmersFirst @IndiaDST @ranade_arvind pic.twitter.com/zIp11jJV4h
— NIF - India (@nifindia) April 7, 2025
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