• Location: 5 villages in Jagdevpur Mandal, Siddipet District, Telangana
• Coverage: 100 farmers | 100 acres
• Project Duration: April 2024 – March 2027 (3 years)
• Status: Ongoing

• Promote sustainable agricultural practices that enhance productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
• Improve soil fertility, water retention, and resilience to climate change.
• Introduce and integrate Innovative farming techniques for potential carbon sequestration.
• Provide livelihood security to smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture.

🌱 Carbon Sequestration

• Practices such as agroforestry, cover cropping, and reduced tillage are introduced to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in soil and biomass.
• These methods contribute directly to climate change mitigation and generate potential for carbon credit revenue in the future.

🌿 Soil Health Enhancement

• Application of organic compost, use of green manure, and minimal tillage methods are practiced to improvesoil fertility, microbial activity, and structure.
• These measures increase water-holding capacity and crop resilience in drought-prone conditions.

🌾 Agroforestry Integration

• Trees are intercropped with regular crops, enriching biodiversity, reducing wind erosion, improving soil shade and structure, and providing alternate income sources such as fruits, fodder, and fuelwood.

🐝 Biodiversity Promotion

• By encouraging crop diversity, rotational cropping, and natural habitat creation, the project fosters beneficial insect populations, reduces pest outbreaks, and supports local ecology.

💧 Water Management Techniques

• Adoption of water harvesting, farm ponds, and drip irrigation systems to optimize water use and reduce dependency on erratic monsoons.

🧑‍🌾 Farmer Training and Capacity Building

• Regular training sessions, awareness workshops, and demonstration plots to empower farmers with knowledge and hands-on skills in SALM practices.

• Agroforestry – Intercropping of trees and shrubs with traditional crops
• Cover Cropping – Use of leguminous cover crops to enrich nitrogen and prevent soil erosion
• Reduced Tillage – Minimal soil disturbance techniques for long-term soil structure preservation
• Composting – Organic waste management through compost pits for soil fertility
• Rotational Grazing – Livestock movement strategies to enhance pasture recovery and reduce land degradation.

🔹 Environmental Impact

• Carbon dioxide sequestration through soil and biomass
• Reduced emissions from conventional farming practices
• Biodiversity restoration and improved soil micro-ecology

🔹 Agricultural Productivity

• Higher crop yields through improved soil and water conditions
• Reduced dependency on chemical inputs
• Lower cost of cultivation over time

🔹 Economic Benefits

• Additional revenue potential through carbon credits
• Improved farmer income through value-added crop production
• Diversification of income streams through agroforestry outputs

🔹 Social Impact

• • Enhanced food security for rural households
  • Empowerment of local farmer groups in climate resilience
  • Increased community awareness of environmental conservation

• NABARD & GODREJ, Mumbai – Primary sponsor and strategic partner
• PEACE (People’s Action for Creative Education) – Project implementation and community mobilization
• Farmer Clusters – Beneficiaries and active implementers of SALM practices

The SALM Project stands at the intersection of climate action, sustainable agriculture, and rural empowerment. By introducing eco-friendly, income-generating agricultural models, PEACE is nurturing a generation of climate-smart farmers who are restoring the land, enriching biodiversity, and paving the way for sustainable rural development in Telangana.