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Tanager Propagates Income for Farmers Through World’s Largest Mint Planting Material Supply Chain

Tanager Propagates Income for Farmers Through World’s Largest Mint Planting Material Supply Chain July 2024 Summary The Shubh Mint project has significantly improved mint oil yields and increased incomes in Uttar Pradesh by providing high-quality planting material (stolons) to smallholder farmers.  Quality stolons from the program produce 55 to 60 kg of crude mint oil [...]

Living Income and the rural smallholder farmer: A conversation between Stephanie Daniels and Ana Bilik

The living income analysis highlighted that farming households’ incomes are made up of various farm and off-farm activities. So, if one crop only represents 10% of a farming household’s income, even if we double incomes from that crop, it is only a small portion of that household’s income. There are additional opportunities to increase incomes through the other farm and off-farm activities. That analysis pointed to a more holistic way of thinking about working with farming households and communities – something we are calling the Whole Farm Approach