Innovation characteristics important to poor farmers |
Criteria for developing technology for poor farmer |
NADEP composting |
| Input saving and cost reducing |
Based on indigenous knowledge or rationale |
It is an improvement in the existing practice that will reduce input cost |
| Risk reducing |
Economically viable and tolerant to change in weather and insect pest damage etc. |
All kinds of risks get reduced in NGM. |
| Expanding towards marginal fragile lands |
Environmentally sound, socially and culturally acceptable and resilient towards land capability |
Ideally suited for degraded land condition |
| Congruent with peasant farming system |
Risk averse updated to farmers circumstances |
It is an improvement in the peasant farming system and free from any risk. |
| Nutrition, health and environment improving |
Enhance total farm productivity and stability |
It improves soil health base for agriculture, improves environment |
