Indo-German Global Academy for Agroecology Research & Learning (IGGAARL)
IGGAARL was established in the year 2022, in Pulivendula, Kadapa, and is the first of its kind in India. It is an institute like no other and focuses on democratizing science, by ensuring that farmers are key stakeholders in the scientific process.
RySS, in collaboration with the Government of Germany and Government of Andhra Pradesh, is the decided authority, as, Project Executive Agent for IGGAARL. The Indo-German Academy conducts research on agroecology and will disseminate knowledge by training and capacity building, for our farmers.
The Academy has 4 thematic pillars:
1. Research and Development
2. Learning and Education
3. Training and Capacity Building
4. Up-Scaling
Work across these thematic pillars, will take place across different hubs, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Our key attributes are;
1. Farmer-centric and farmer-driven research
2. Agro-ecology standards, testing protocols and centres
3. Agroecology learning, knowledge research and consultancy services
4. Both on-farm and off-farm labs for primary research
5. Research in areas of carbon sequestration, socio-economic domains of agroecology and anthropology, development, agroecology and pest management, agroecology and biogeochemical cycles, value chains and transformations, market linkages, the economics of agroecology, sustainability of agroecology etc.
6. Create a digital repository of data and information from the academy
7. Ensuring peer reviewed publications in Journals of prominence by scientists and agroecology practitioners
8. Ensuring Global Knowledge Platforms through the Centre
IGGAARL will establish ‘climate resilient villages’ through capacity building of thousands of farmer scientists and appointment of one mentor for every 5 farmer scientists in one RBK.