Community

SOFA collective not only helps farmers by purchasing, processing and selling thier produce; but actively helps to build better lives for them . Here are a few examples.

Running a panchayat

In 2020 the Framers Collective decided to run for the Panchayat elections on a platform of transparency and honesty - and WON with a large margin. Since then there is electricity in all villages, water comes to each house in a tap and there are roads to all villages.

watershed

Without water there is no farming. Since 2018, when we had 4 years of drought, we spent effort to develop watersheds in all our villages. Water table goes to at most 30 feet during the dry season and farmers now take 2 crops instead of the single one before

coconut saplings

Each year we give 2500 coconut saplings (10 each to 250 farmers) so that there is an additional income after 4 years

toilets

We support building of individual toilets with a subsidy of Rs.15000/ toilet

scholarships

Rs 5000 is provided as scholarship to farmers children who go from school to college