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Action research, documentation and to articulate farmer’s knowledge system is the key to bring newer perspectives to the dominant institutional paradigms of agricultural research – where every farm land is a research station and every farmers has a wealth of knowledge and the knack to innovate. Through action research at the grass roots strengthening the capacity of local groups and informal institutions is the objective of MINI - by undertaking applied research on the use of agricultural diversity to meet the needs to farming communities and protect the environment.

Partners from the four corners of the country are involved in action research on multiple dimensions of millet based mixed farming:

No.	Focus	Description
1	Thematic	Projects should broadly deal with “revival and promotion of millet-based, traditional mixed cropping systems”. Strategies and methodologies could differ from project to project.
2	Crop	On farm conservation of millets and millet cropping systems that include pulses, beans, greens, oil seeds, amaranth, etc.
3	Climatic	Dryland; rainfed farming systems.
4	Geographical	Hilly / Mountain regions; Semi-arid and arid regions.
5	Communities / Social groups	The NGO/ CBO should work with marginalised communities (Adivasi; Dalit; poor women farmers; etc).
6	Approach	The project should facilitate “farmer led initiatives” by organising, mobilising and motivating farmer groups to promote millet-based mixed cropping systems.

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