Mission: • To promote sustainable agricultural practices enshrined in Bible and to lobby against inorganic and chemical agriculture • To draw best practices in agriculture enshrined in faith groups across the world church engaged in agricultural sector • To focus upon the challenge of Food Security in relation to basic affirmations of various faiths • To employ rural folk cultural expressions to express integrity of creation testified in the Bible • To equip and empower rural youth leadership towards bold agro vision reflected in Christian traditions. • To bring about discourse driven by Biblical values of equity, fair trade and gender justice in today’s agriculture practices Programs: To equip rural youth and the village faith communities in Bible and Mission in relation to land, agriculture, water, sustainable development, etc To develop a cadre of village youth trained in Scriptural witness to address contemporary challenges in agriculture sector To promote Agriculture Workers’ Youth Sathsang (Fellowship) revolving around Re-reading of the Bible in relation to agricultural practices, etc To promote traditional agro based village crafts and sustainable livelihood skills In response to Scriptural call to nurture the creation and rejuvenate the water bodies in villages In response to Scriptural call to stand in solidarity with nature, to explore use of alternate energies like the solar and wind energy To vigorously promote sustainable organic agriculture To network with other likeminded Agricultural Organizations working in the field of sustainable agriculture To advocate and lobby for sustainable agriculture policies both in the State and at national level To revisit and unfold best practices in agriculture by progressive farmers in rural India To undertake studies based on field research pertaining to spirituality and sustainable agriculture, land, water etc To explore viable models of agricultural workers’ credit unions To explore appropriate and viable insurance products suited for Agricultural Workers Exploring Transformative Mission Paradigms for the Village Congregations in India Exploring People’s Wisdom Traditions Aiding struggles for Food, Water and Human Dignity
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