V. KHETI VIRASAT MISSION (KVM) Initiatives

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Workshops, dialogues, farmer field Schools

Building a participatory civil society ecological movement

Seed Banks&

PRA

Seed Heritage Centre at village

Chaina

JAL YATRA

KVM got blessings of most distinguished experts of Ecological Agriculture Subash Palekar, Dr T P Rajinderan, Dr Claude Alvares Manohar Parchure

KVM has also bring medical professionals in its Environmental Health Action Group, making this

Ecological Agricultural Movement the first of its kind in India . KVM has organised large number of dialogues on

Environmental Health Crisis in Punjab

KVM is a movement now

Environment movement is incomplete without participation of women

Involvement of Women in KVM activities

Natural farms are centres of biodiversity conservationIt is a holistic approach for nature, agriculture

The natural farms are laboratories of happiness for all, encompassing every living creature on earth, every life form. It is

farming with passion for the wellbeing of all; compassion for nature. It is Nanak Kheti - Spiritual , non-violent and ecological

KVM initiatives for sustainable environment and agriculture

• Pesticide Free farming network in all 20 districts

• More then 1200 farmers are working with KVM

• Running Natural farming Schools • Establishing seed banks• Model farms of Natural Farming

Technologies • KVM is a Farmer’s movement for

ecology.

Peoples’ initiatives for environmental health crisis

mitigation

• Promotion of pesticide free – Natural Farming

• Established school of Natural Farming

• Establishing local action groups on environmental health crisis

• Initiated Documenting cancer deaths in peoples cancer registry

• Formation of women groups• Educational campuses activities

Civil society Response

• Formation of Environmental Health Action Group

• Linking with professionals: Physicians, medical professionals, environmentalists

• Organised peoples’ dialogue on environmental health crisis across the state

• Invited several ‘experts’ for talks in Punjab. • Mass awareness campaign and community

education activities in rural areas• Village level meetings – educating farmers for

pesticide free farming systems• Getting technical support from CSE, CSA, DDS,

OFAI, Kalpvriksha, Thanal, COEH and others

Peoples’ initiatives for environmental health crisis

mitigation

• All activities without any government support or funding

• Mobilizing community resources• Building cadres of eco-volunteers

across the state• Needs assistance and resources for

studies, awareness and education

KVM – A movement for sustainable, prosperous and

healthy Punjab KVM’s Motto-

Our harmony with nature and other beings is a prerequisite for living sanely. Maintain

this harmony. Develop right consciousness, which is holistic and ecological, based on

compassion, coopration and peace.

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Philosophy of KVM KVM has evolved a distinct philosophy of

spiritualistic environmental consciousness and self dedication for its activism.

It is not only activism it is a spiritual voyage

KVM is responding to the environmental challenge by building a participatory civil society ecological movement in Punjab

The Nature can fulfill every bodies needs, but it can not fulfill any bodies

greed.