Sahaja SamrudhaTaking steps the organic waySahaja Samrudha is a People's movement to build sustainable villages, conserve the rich agro biodiversity and ensuring food futures the organic way.

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018

Sahaja Samrudha meaning 'Bountiful Nature', began in 2001 as a farmer initiative to exchange ideas, seeds and knowledge on sustainable agriculture. Being environment conscious, Sahaja Samrudha works with farmers to preserve and improve indigenous crop varieties and to capitalize on the wisdom of our traditional farming practices. The organization has spearheaded a movement for the promotion of ecological agriculture through the revival of indigenous seeds. While networking with state, national, international research and development organizations and pioneer farmer groups, farmer-breeders to move towards participatory research and has continued to nurture community participation and assisted in building strong community institutions.

The organization in the last few years has been creating a gender sensitive environment that enhances women leadership skills. Women have demonstrated the importance of a strong movement for promoting organic farming and seed revival programmes that has contributed to livelihoods by creatively marketing value added products, cultivated food crops and also wild agricultural produce that has ensured nutritious food for the household and community. Formation of producer groups both Sahaja Samrudha Organic Producers Company and Desi Seed Producer Company have been a majorly successful and paved way for building market oriented producer collectives this year.

Onfarm Conservation

Production of chemical free food

Promotion of uncultivated foods

Revival of lost crops

Supporting organic farmer groups

Supporting seed savers

Sahaja Samrudha meaning 'Bountiful Nature', began in 2001 as a farmer initiative to exchange ideas, seeds and knowledge on sustainable agriculture. Being environment conscious, Sahaja Samrudha works with farmers to preserve and improve indigenous crop varieties and to capitalize on the wisdom of our traditional farming practices. The organization has spearheaded a movement for the promotion of ecological agriculture through the revival of indigenous seeds. While networking with state, national, international research and development organizations and pioneer farmer groups, farmer-breeders to move towards participatory research and has continued to nurture community participation and assisted in building strong community institutions.

The organization in the last few years has been creating a gender sensitive environment that enhances women leadership skills. Women have demonstrated the importance of a strong movement for promoting organic farming and seed revival programmes that has contributed to livelihoods by creatively marketing value added products, cultivated food crops and also wild agricultural produce that has ensured nutritious food for the household and community. Formation of producer groups both Sahaja Samrudha Organic Producers Company and Desi Seed Producer Company have been a majorly successful and paved way for building market oriented producer collectives this year.

Onfarm Conservation

Production of chemical free food

Promotion of uncultivated foods

Revival of lost crops

Supporting organic farmer groups

Supporting seed savers

RETURN OF THE FORGOTTEN CROP

Brown top millet

Millets, a staple food in Karnataka, is making a comeback. Farmers are reviving cultivation of brown top millet, a minor millet which can be grown on degraded soils with very little water. Besides being an answer to climate change crisis, brown top millet (Korale) with its high nutrition content could also be an answer to deal with malnutrition among the rural poor and lifestyle diseases among the urban and semi urban India.

Korale is gaining popularity in some parts of north Karnataka as well. Many farmers in Hanumanahalli and Mathighatta village in Kundgol taluk, Dharwad district have started cultivating Korale. Attracted by the shadow tolerant nature of Korale, some farmers in

Koppal region have also shifted to this crop from last three years. Presently, more than 2000 farmers across Karnataka are cultivating Korale.

ON-FARM CONSERVATION OF SEED DIVERSITYSmallholder farmers have contributed to maintaining crop diversity of landraces and this has broadened the genetic diversity and most importantly these crops have been developed to adapt to different ecological regions. There has been ever-growing interest in on-farm conservation of specific crop diversity with many farmers coming forward to establish diversity blocks or seed plots of either same inter specific crop diversity or different crop diversity.

Reviving Rice Diversity A collaborative network has pioneered 'Save Our Rice Campaign', a movement that has regenerated the rice based system in Karnataka. Conservation of rice varieties includes 1500 rice-conservers and farmer-breeders from 20districts, conserving more than 1000rice varieties-Scented, Medicinal, Deepwater, Saline-tolerant and Dryland. Characterisation of varieties has been done by developing more than 200 rice diversity blocks. Rice Museums are set up that conserves 100 varieties of rare traditional and medicinal rice plants. This museum attracts more than about 100 to 200 National and International visitors every month.

There has been informal seed exchange of traditional paddy varieties between states, increasing the number of varieties on field.

Revitalizing Millet Diversity Karnataka is bestowed with wide millet diversity of all the 9 millets - Fingermillet, Sorghum, Pearlmillet - naked grains then Foxtailmillet, Littlemillet, Barnyardmillet, Prosomillet, Kodomillet and Browntop millet. Sixteen districts still grow millets - Bidar, Bijapur, Raichur, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Koppal, Haveri, Bellary, Chitradurga, Chikkagagaluru, Tumkur, Kolar, Bangalore Rural, Ramnagar, Chamarajnagar, Mysore, now Sahaja Samrudha has also played a key role in introducing millets to Mandya. Revival of millet in dry areas has proved beneficial, where 120 millet varieties are being conserved with formation of Millet Growers Group with about 20 farmer groups and about 1200 seed savers.

With Sahaja's efforts the millet has come back.

RETURN OF THE FORGOTTEN CROP

Brown top millet

Millets, a staple food in Karnataka, is making a comeback. Farmers are reviving cultivation of brown top millet, a minor millet which can be grown on degraded soils with very little water. Besides being an answer to climate change crisis, brown top millet (Korale) with its high nutrition content could also be an answer to deal with malnutrition among the rural poor and lifestyle diseases among the urban and semi urban India.

Korale is gaining popularity in some parts of north Karnataka as well. Many farmers in Hanumanahalli and Mathighatta village in Kundgol taluk, Dharwad district have started cultivating Korale. Attracted by the shadow tolerant nature of Korale, some farmers in

Koppal region have also shifted to this crop from last three years. Presently, more than 2000 farmers across Karnataka are cultivating Korale.

ON-FARM CONSERVATION OF SEED DIVERSITYSmallholder farmers have contributed to maintaining crop diversity of landraces and this has broadened the genetic diversity and most importantly these crops have been developed to adapt to different ecological regions. There has been ever-growing interest in on-farm conservation of specific crop diversity with many farmers coming forward to establish diversity blocks or seed plots of either same inter specific crop diversity or different crop diversity.

Reviving Rice Diversity A collaborative network has pioneered 'Save Our Rice Campaign', a movement that has regenerated the rice based system in Karnataka. Conservation of rice varieties includes 1500 rice-conservers and farmer-breeders from 20districts, conserving more than 1000rice varieties-Scented, Medicinal, Deepwater, Saline-tolerant and Dryland. Characterisation of varieties has been done by developing more than 200 rice diversity blocks. Rice Museums are set up that conserves 100 varieties of rare traditional and medicinal rice plants. This museum attracts more than about 100 to 200 National and International visitors every month.

There has been informal seed exchange of traditional paddy varieties between states, increasing the number of varieties on field.

Revitalizing Millet Diversity Karnataka is bestowed with wide millet diversity of all the 9 millets - Fingermillet, Sorghum, Pearlmillet - naked grains then Foxtailmillet, Littlemillet, Barnyardmillet, Prosomillet, Kodomillet and Browntop millet. Sixteen districts still grow millets - Bidar, Bijapur, Raichur, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Koppal, Haveri, Bellary, Chitradurga, Chikkagagaluru, Tumkur, Kolar, Bangalore Rural, Ramnagar, Chamarajnagar, Mysore, now Sahaja Samrudha has also played a key role in introducing millets to Mandya. Revival of millet in dry areas has proved beneficial, where 120 millet varieties are being conserved with formation of Millet Growers Group with about 20 farmer groups and about 1200 seed savers.

With Sahaja's efforts the millet has come back.

Name of the Millet No of Varieties Farmer & Area

Foxtail Millet 13 Praveen Hebballi. Diversity Block Betasuru Village Belagavi

All Millets Demo Plot 8 Vasanth Malvi H.B Halli

Guli Ragi Research Plot 4 GKVK Bangalore

Millet Demo Plot 8 T K VK Davangere

Guli Ragi Plot 1 Shrenik Raj S Yalavathi, Byadgi

Guli Ragi Plot 7 Sunil, Kundgola

Taluk SCI Redgram 1 Sunil, Kundgola Taluk

Wheat Demo 11 Kalmesh , Savadathi Taluk

Ragi Demo 16 Somashekar Shivalli Village Mandya Dist

Ragi Demo 10 Huchappa Anekal Taluk

Ragi Demo 16 Shivamoga University

Millet Demo 9 Shivamoga University

Ragi Demo 10 Kollegala

Diversity Blocks

Kalsubai situated in Akole tehsil in Maharashtra, one of the sensi�ve areas of ecology. Farmers prac�ced chemical farming and with increasing awareness of organic farming, some farmers turned back to organic

farming, specially millet farming, in the villages of Akole tehsil in Ahemadnagar district. This area was tradi�onally a millet growing area previous to people diver�ng to rice farming in want of be�er income. Local varie�es of millets were iden�fied with seed mapping the en�re Tehasil. About 14 varie�es of different types of millets. i.e. finger millet, foxtail millets and li�le millets etc. were iden�fiedand seeds were sourced.

Kalsubai Millet group organized Kalsubai's th

Millet, Wild Food and Cultural Fes�val on 27 January at Jahagirdarvadi. The aim of the fes�val was to sensi�se people on the importance of tradi�onal millet crops and to strengthen the women's group. Various Millet varie�es and wild foods were displayed. The fes�val a�racted more than 400 visitors.

Seed Mapping of cotton varieties was conducted in Tamilnadu and identified few indigenous cotton varieties 'Karunganni' from Dindugal to Virudhunagar in South Central, 'Uppam' was present in Perambalur district, 'Uppan' was more prominent in East coastal area of Tuticorin district and 'Nadan' was more in Coimbatore district.

Desi Cotton Revival Workshop was conducted in Dindigal in collaboration with Gandhigram. The workshop stressed on the whole value chain of cotton from production to cloth. Relook at the whole process and also different stake holders involved in the value chain their livelihood options. The need to conserve and revive the native cotton varieties and restore the native spinning and the whole process of ginning and weaving was relooked.

Return of Desi Cotton

Name of the Millet No of Varieties Farmer & Area

Foxtail Millet 13 Praveen Hebballi. Diversity Block Betasuru Village Belagavi

All Millets Demo Plot 8 Vasanth Malvi H.B Halli

Guli Ragi Research Plot 4 GKVK Bangalore

Millet Demo Plot 8 T K VK Davangere

Guli Ragi Plot 1 Shrenik Raj S Yalavathi, Byadgi

Guli Ragi Plot 7 Sunil, Kundgola

Taluk SCI Redgram 1 Sunil, Kundgola Taluk

Wheat Demo 11 Kalmesh , Savadathi Taluk

Ragi Demo 16 Somashekar Shivalli Village Mandya Dist

Ragi Demo 10 Huchappa Anekal Taluk

Ragi Demo 16 Shivamoga University

Millet Demo 9 Shivamoga University

Ragi Demo 10 Kollegala

Diversity Blocks

Kalsubai situated in Akole tehsil in Maharashtra, one of the sensi�ve areas of ecology. Farmers prac�ced chemical farming and with increasing awareness of organic farming, some farmers turned back to organic

farming, specially millet farming, in the villages of Akole tehsil in Ahemadnagar district. This area was tradi�onally a millet growing area previous to people diver�ng to rice farming in want of be�er income. Local varie�es of millets were iden�fied with seed mapping the en�re Tehasil. About 14 varie�es of different types of millets. i.e. finger millet, foxtail millets and li�le millets etc. were iden�fiedand seeds were sourced.

Kalsubai Millet group organized Kalsubai's th

Millet, Wild Food and Cultural Fes�val on 27 January at Jahagirdarvadi. The aim of the fes�val was to sensi�se people on the importance of tradi�onal millet crops and to strengthen the women's group. Various Millet varie�es and wild foods were displayed. The fes�val a�racted more than 400 visitors.

Seed Mapping of cotton varieties was conducted in Tamilnadu and identified few indigenous cotton varieties 'Karunganni' from Dindugal to Virudhunagar in South Central, 'Uppam' was present in Perambalur district, 'Uppan' was more prominent in East coastal area of Tuticorin district and 'Nadan' was more in Coimbatore district.

Desi Cotton Revival Workshop was conducted in Dindigal in collaboration with Gandhigram. The workshop stressed on the whole value chain of cotton from production to cloth. Relook at the whole process and also different stake holders involved in the value chain their livelihood options. The need to conserve and revive the native cotton varieties and restore the native spinning and the whole process of ginning and weaving was relooked.

Return of Desi Cotton

CAPACITY BUILDING Concentration this year was on building capacities of women and research training sessions were conducted – Crop Improvement, Plant Breeding, Quality Seed Production, Establishing Seed plots & Diversity Blocks, Developing Integrated Kitchen Gardens, Value addition and Nursery Development. Which impacted on increased production of high-quality seed varieties and women have emerged economic leaders in their families and communities. About 12 women enterprises are actively engaged in production and marketing of value added products and agri-artistic products. Many landless and very low landholding women farmers are encouraged to set up vegetable nurseries, where other organic farmers in the area purchase the saplings from them.

Gender Sensitisation WorkshopMultiple gender sensitization trainings were organized for organizational members as well as community and community seed bank members, addressing roles and responsibilities, behavioral patterns and attitudes of both men and women. This has ensured equitable participation in all project activities and created access and management of resources and has had significant impact on women decision making power at both household and community level. Community Seed Bank is one area in which SS has put a strong focus on equitable gender outcomes while achieving many women emerging as leaders also has had significant results of biodiversity conservation .

SS has taken a step further by involving women in seed conservation, crop improvement through participatory plant breeding (PPB) technologies. Also by providing them access and control over good seeds. This has changed their whole attitude of remaining in the background.

My desire to save seeds comes from my family's tradition of saving seeds. Now I am teaching all the younger generation in my family and others to follow seeds saving as it is crucial for our health and land”, says Yallavva Ramjji a woman farmer from Kundgol village.

With her knowledge on crop diversity her farm is a home to different varieties of millets, pulses, and vegetables. One year there was severe drought and the family just like every year grew millets, though everyone lost their

The torch bearer – Yallavva

Community Seed Banks have been catalysts in regenerating traditional knowledge while building community's resilience to pressures of climate change and have strengthened women's leadership.

These CSBs serve more than 2500 farmers in more than 50 villages with a collection of 1000 Rice, 75 Millets, 250 Vegetable varieties. The CSBs are supported to sell their traditional seed varieties to Desi Seed Producer Company and to many other farmers through self-managed, seed-saving micro-enterprises, with a total sale of about 10 tonnes of quality seeds.

COMMUNITY SEED BANKS

The CommunitySeedBank members in all the seed bank villages lead a revolution of change and inculcated their villages into 'Akkadi'- traditional multi cropping system, where the women emerged as decision makers on choice of crops so they are able to provide food for the whole year for their families. Twenty-five women groups are actively engaged in promotion of akkadi system.

AKKADI SYSTEM

CAPACITY BUILDING Concentration this year was on building capacities of women and research training sessions were conducted – Crop Improvement, Plant Breeding, Quality Seed Production, Establishing Seed plots & Diversity Blocks, Developing Integrated Kitchen Gardens, Value addition and Nursery Development. Which impacted on increased production of high-quality seed varieties and women have emerged economic leaders in their families and communities. About 12 women enterprises are actively engaged in production and marketing of value added products and agri-artistic products. Many landless and very low landholding women farmers are encouraged to set up vegetable nurseries, where other organic farmers in the area purchase the saplings from them.

Gender Sensitisation WorkshopMultiple gender sensitization trainings were organized for organizational members as well as community and community seed bank members, addressing roles and responsibilities, behavioral patterns and attitudes of both men and women. This has ensured equitable participation in all project activities and created access and management of resources and has had significant impact on women decision making power at both household and community level. Community Seed Bank is one area in which SS has put a strong focus on equitable gender outcomes while achieving many women emerging as leaders also has had significant results of biodiversity conservation .

SS has taken a step further by involving women in seed conservation, crop improvement through participatory plant breeding (PPB) technologies. Also by providing them access and control over good seeds. This has changed their whole attitude of remaining in the background.

My desire to save seeds comes from my family's tradition of saving seeds. Now I am teaching all the younger generation in my family and others to follow seeds saving as it is crucial for our health and land”, says Yallavva Ramjji a woman farmer from Kundgol village.

With her knowledge on crop diversity her farm is a home to different varieties of millets, pulses, and vegetables. One year there was severe drought and the family just like every year grew millets, though everyone lost their

The torch bearer – Yallavva

Community Seed Banks have been catalysts in regenerating traditional knowledge while building community's resilience to pressures of climate change and have strengthened women's leadership.

These CSBs serve more than 2500 farmers in more than 50 villages with a collection of 1000 Rice, 75 Millets, 250 Vegetable varieties. The CSBs are supported to sell their traditional seed varieties to Desi Seed Producer Company and to many other farmers through self-managed, seed-saving micro-enterprises, with a total sale of about 10 tonnes of quality seeds.

COMMUNITY SEED BANKS

The CommunitySeedBank members in all the seed bank villages lead a revolution of change and inculcated their villages into 'Akkadi'- traditional multi cropping system, where the women emerged as decision makers on choice of crops so they are able to provide food for the whole year for their families. Twenty-five women groups are actively engaged in promotion of akkadi system.

AKKADI SYSTEM

'Celebrating Diversity' a Seed Festival

The Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI) an organic-farmer-based thorganization hosted the 19 edition in India - in November 2017.

thThe international Seed Festival was a parallel event during the 19 Organic World Congress (OWC) - 'An Organic World through an Organic India, 2017, organized by Sahaja Samrudha in association with Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch, Save Our Rice Campaign. It was a mega event that brought in 60 seed saver groups from 15 state of India, with over 4000 different varieties of seeds and over 200 seed saver groups in around 52 stalls that expressed countless landscapes, climates, agricultural realities and tastes. Women's knowledge of saving seeds was the highlight of OWC 2017 that brought together exclusive 25women organizations that work solely on traditional seeds. These women save, share and exchange seeds and showcase the rich seed diversity and culture of India.

Networking

The Indian Institute for Millet Research (IIMR) and Sahaja Samrudha organized th th'National Millets Workshop & Stakeholders Meet at IIMR, Hyderabad, on the 8 and 9

May 2017. The two day workshop was the first annual event brought various stakeholders together. Policy frameworks for mainstreaming millets, promoting millet based food consumption, promoting eco-friendly and holistic farming and marketing systems. There are many organizations working on millets production, processing, value addition, promotion and related policy frameworks and trying to find solutions to challenge - How to increase the productivity, to improve food security, accelerate economic growth, curb down malnutrition, finding resilience with variant crop species, technology for improved production, developing decentralized processing infrastructure and linking producers to markes.

Sahaja Samrudha and NABARD bring to you 'Millet Calendar 2018', a flamboyant product that showcases the benefits of adding millets to your daily diet. The calendar explores the most appropriate ways of consuming millets food and carries most delicious recipes.

The calendar depicts variety of millets, some of which are on the verge of going locally ex�nct, due to poor demand despite their proven health benefits. Each page of the calendar highlights lesser-known variety of millets and has recipes that can be prepared using them.

The calendar has le� out recipes related to bajra, ragi and jowar as they are known to the public and the focus is on foxtail millet, browntop millet, kodo millet and other varie�es cul�vated in Karnataka.

Millet calendar 2018

'Celebrating Diversity' a Seed Festival

The Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI) an organic-farmer-based thorganization hosted the 19 edition in India - in November 2017.

thThe international Seed Festival was a parallel event during the 19 Organic World Congress (OWC) - 'An Organic World through an Organic India, 2017, organized by Sahaja Samrudha in association with Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch, Save Our Rice Campaign. It was a mega event that brought in 60 seed saver groups from 15 state of India, with over 4000 different varieties of seeds and over 200 seed saver groups in around 52 stalls that expressed countless landscapes, climates, agricultural realities and tastes. Women's knowledge of saving seeds was the highlight of OWC 2017 that brought together exclusive 25women organizations that work solely on traditional seeds. These women save, share and exchange seeds and showcase the rich seed diversity and culture of India.

Networking

The Indian Institute for Millet Research (IIMR) and Sahaja Samrudha organized th th'National Millets Workshop & Stakeholders Meet at IIMR, Hyderabad, on the 8 and 9

May 2017. The two day workshop was the first annual event brought various stakeholders together. Policy frameworks for mainstreaming millets, promoting millet based food consumption, promoting eco-friendly and holistic farming and marketing systems. There are many organizations working on millets production, processing, value addition, promotion and related policy frameworks and trying to find solutions to challenge - How to increase the productivity, to improve food security, accelerate economic growth, curb down malnutrition, finding resilience with variant crop species, technology for improved production, developing decentralized processing infrastructure and linking producers to markes.

Sahaja Samrudha and NABARD bring to you 'Millet Calendar 2018', a flamboyant product that showcases the benefits of adding millets to your daily diet. The calendar explores the most appropriate ways of consuming millets food and carries most delicious recipes.

The calendar depicts variety of millets, some of which are on the verge of going locally ex�nct, due to poor demand despite their proven health benefits. Each page of the calendar highlights lesser-known variety of millets and has recipes that can be prepared using them.

The calendar has le� out recipes related to bajra, ragi and jowar as they are known to the public and the focus is on foxtail millet, browntop millet, kodo millet and other varie�es cul�vated in Karnataka.

Millet calendar 2018

FINANCE 2017-18Consolidated Balance Sheet as on 31-03-2018

FINANCE 2017-18Consolidated Balance Sheet as on 31-03-2018

Sl no Name Designation

1 G.Krishna Prasad Executive Director

2 Anitha M Associate Director

3 Anand Teertha pyati Team Leader

4 Sreemathi G Project Coordinator

5 Shantha Kumar C Field Coordinator

6 Govindaraju KN Finance Manager

7 Swaminathan Research Coordinator

8 Lokesh Jadhav Field Manager

9 Asha Kumari KP Field Manager

10 KESHAVAMURTHY CN Seed Production Head

11 Manju KS Administrator

12 Manohara Shenoy Certification Manager

13 Jagadish Graphic Designer

14 Bharathi Office Assitant

15 Pakiresh Field assistant

SAHAJA TEAM

Sahaja Samrudha is registered as a Public Charitable Trust No GAN-4-00498-2005-06 , Bangalore

Regd u/s 12A, 80G of the IT Act; Regd under FCRA to accept foreign donations

Sahaja SamrudhaAdi Pampa Road, V.V.MohallaMysore- 570 002Phone: 0821-2513155sahajamys@gmail.com

Sahaja Samrudha No 7, 2 cross, 7 mainSulthanpalya Bnagalore-560 032Phone: 080-23655302Email: sahajaindia@gmail.comwebsite : www.sahajasamrudha.orgwww.facebook.com/sahajasamrudha

Head Office Field Office

DISCLOSURE OF STAFF BASED ON SALARY LEVELS

Salary Breakup

Salary Slab No of Female Staff No of Male Staff Total Staff

Less than 5,000

5,000 to 10,000 2 2

10,000 to 25,000 3 9 12

25,000 to 50,000 4 4

TOTAL 5 13 18

Salaries of Rs. 6.0 Lakhs and 1.8 Lakhs were paid to Trustees Mr. Krishna Prasad and Ms.Anitha.M as executive director and Documentalist

International Air TravelRs. 82,483 /- Mr. Krishna Prasad to Seed Savers Exchange prog , USA ( Supported by Swiss Aid)

BOARD OF TRUSTEESSl.no. TRUSTEE NAME DESIGNATION AGE SEX LOCATION OCCUPATION

1 N R SHETTY President 75 Male Bangalore Retd.Govt employee

2 ANITHA M Vice President 52 Female Bangalore Social Worker

3 G. KRISHNA PRASAD Secretary 49 Male Mysore Social Worker

4 SHIVANAPUR RAMESH Trustee 67 Male Devanahalli Farmer

5 NAGESH HEGDE Trustee 70 Male Bangalore Journalist

6 Dr. HR PRAKASH Trustee 66 Male Bangalore Retd.Govt employee

7 M.LINGA MADAIAH Trustee 76 Male Channapatna Farmer

8 T.D RAMAKRISHNA Trustee 75 Male Bangalore Farmer

9 G. KRISHNE GOWDA Trustee 58 Male Channapatna Farmer

10 H.A PRAKASH Trustee 56 Male Bangalore BEML Staff

11 SATHISH NATARAJAN Trustee 51 Male Bangalore Freelancer

AUDITORS | Ravi & Shrihari Chartered Accountants,Bangalore

OUR SUPPORTERS

Women's Earth Alliance

Global Green Grants SWISS AID

Bread for the World

Google

Govt of Karnataka

BANKERS | Vijaya BankGanganagar Branch,Bangalore

IDBIJayalaxmipuram Branch, Mysore

Sl no Name Designation

1 G.Krishna Prasad Executive Director

2 Anitha M Associate Director

3 Anand Teertha pyati Team Leader

4 Sreemathi G Project Coordinator

5 Shantha Kumar C Field Coordinator

6 Govindaraju KN Finance Manager

7 Swaminathan Research Coordinator

8 Lokesh Jadhav Field Manager

9 Asha Kumari KP Field Manager

10 KESHAVAMURTHY CN Seed Production Head

11 Manju KS Administrator

12 Manohara Shenoy Certification Manager

13 Jagadish Graphic Designer

14 Bharathi Office Assitant

15 Pakiresh Field assistant

SAHAJA TEAM

Sahaja Samrudha is registered as a Public Charitable Trust No GAN-4-00498-2005-06 , Bangalore

Regd u/s 12A, 80G of the IT Act; Regd under FCRA to accept foreign donations

Sahaja SamrudhaAdi Pampa Road, V.V.MohallaMysore- 570 002Phone: 0821-2513155sahajamys@gmail.com

Sahaja Samrudha No 7, 2 cross, 7 mainSulthanpalya Bnagalore-560 032Phone: 080-23655302Email: sahajaindia@gmail.comwebsite : www.sahajasamrudha.orgwww.facebook.com/sahajasamrudha

Head Office Field Office

DISCLOSURE OF STAFF BASED ON SALARY LEVELS

Salary Breakup

Salary Slab No of Female Staff No of Male Staff Total Staff

Less than 5,000

5,000 to 10,000 2 2

10,000 to 25,000 3 9 12

25,000 to 50,000 4 4

TOTAL 5 13 18

Salaries of Rs. 6.0 Lakhs and 1.8 Lakhs were paid to Trustees Mr. Krishna Prasad and Ms.Anitha.M as executive director and Documentalist

International Air TravelRs. 82,483 /- Mr. Krishna Prasad to Seed Savers Exchange prog , USA ( Supported by Swiss Aid)

BOARD OF TRUSTEESSl.no. TRUSTEE NAME DESIGNATION AGE SEX LOCATION OCCUPATION

1 N R SHETTY President 75 Male Bangalore Retd.Govt employee

2 ANITHA M Vice President 52 Female Bangalore Social Worker

3 G. KRISHNA PRASAD Secretary 49 Male Mysore Social Worker

4 SHIVANAPUR RAMESH Trustee 67 Male Devanahalli Farmer

5 NAGESH HEGDE Trustee 70 Male Bangalore Journalist

6 Dr. HR PRAKASH Trustee 66 Male Bangalore Retd.Govt employee

7 M.LINGA MADAIAH Trustee 76 Male Channapatna Farmer

8 T.D RAMAKRISHNA Trustee 75 Male Bangalore Farmer

9 G. KRISHNE GOWDA Trustee 58 Male Channapatna Farmer

10 H.A PRAKASH Trustee 56 Male Bangalore BEML Staff

11 SATHISH NATARAJAN Trustee 51 Male Bangalore Freelancer

AUDITORS | Ravi & Shrihari Chartered Accountants,Bangalore

OUR SUPPORTERS

Women's Earth Alliance

Global Green Grants SWISS AID

Bread for the World

Google

Govt of Karnataka

BANKERS | Vijaya BankGanganagar Branch,Bangalore

IDBIJayalaxmipuram Branch, Mysore