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http://www.ucanindia.in/news/caritas-partners-resolve-to-work-on-agriculture-sovereignty/32937/daily Caritas partners resolve to work on agriculture sovereignty | UCAN India<http://www.ucanindia.in/news/caritas-partners-resolve-to-work-on-agriculture-sovereignty/32937/daily> www.ucanindia.in Caritas India is supporting nine DSSSs of Maharashtra in implementing People-Led Empowerment. Caritas India is supporting nine DSSSs of Maharashtra in implementing People-Led Empowerment. Posted on September 11, 2016, 9:39 PM * * * [Share on facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.ucanindia.in/news/caritas-partners-resolve-to-work-on-agriculture-sovereignty/32937/daily/&t=Caritas%20partners%20resolve%20to%20work%20on%20agriculture%20sovereignty> * * * [http://www.ucanindia.in/images/rss.gif] <http://www.ucanindia.in/feed/rss1/32937> * [http://www.ucanindia.in/images/email.gif] <http://www.ucanindia.in/mail/pagemail/32937> * [share this post] <https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucanindia.in%2Fnews%2Fcaritas-partners-resolve-to-work-on-agriculture-sovereignty%2F32937%2Fdaily&title=Caritas%20partners%20resolve%20to%20work%20on%20agriculture%20sovereignty%20%7C%20UCAN%20India&description=Caritas%20India%20is%20supporting%20nine%20DSSSs%20of%20Maharashtra%20in%20implementing%20People-Led%20Empowerment.> * [Print] [http://www.ucanindia.in/uploads/news/2016/9/1473613282.jpg] Mumbai: Caritas India partners in Maharashtra took the resolution to work with greater vigour for helping communities achieve self-reliance in agriculture. The Diocesan Social Service Societies (DSSSs) also decided to intensify their community mobilisation efforts so that more grassroots-level movements could be generated for addressing local issues. The decisions were taken in the 3-day review-cum-reflection workshop of JEEVAN People-Led Empowerment (PLE) cluster programme that concluded in Mumbai on 7 September 7. Caritas India is supporting nine DSSSs of Maharashtra in implementing PLE in the sectors of sustainable agriculture, good governance and tribal identity. JEEVAN seeks to organise communities around issues and participate more meaningfully in the local self-governance processes. Ms. Benazir Lobo, country Head of Dialogue and Partnership Services of Misereor, while addressing the reflection meeting lauded the contributions of partners in strengthening the voices of communities. "The impressive number of collective actions of communities is an evidence of the empowerment that is happening in villages. Partners' clarity on people's empowerment is appreciable and their commitment to sustaining the empowering processes is praiseworthy," she added. The partners presented 65 collective actions of communities in the spheres of good governance, reviving traditional agriculture systems, eradication of social evils and creating community assets. Partners, during the reflection meeting, observed that farmers have lost control over agriculture to exploitative markets. Communities need to launch concerted and persistent efforts for recouping the control that they had on agriculture. Caritas India partners decided to initiate reflection processes among farmers so that they can understand their dependency on market and develop local strategies for freeing themselves from the clutches of market. Accounts of several people's campaigns were shared during the review meeting. These included convening special Gram Sabha meetings by communities, agitations against alcoholism, revival of traditional art forms, women organising special Gram Sabha meetings with police protection, collective action for the construction of roads and massive water absorption trenches, collective farming and people's campaign for cleanliness and fighting social evils. Ms. Lobo later released a compilation of the impact stories of people's campaigns. Source: Caritas India<http://www.caritasindia.org/index.php/news-events/news/78-national-news/477-caritas-india-partners-in-maharashtra-resolve-to-work-on-agriculture-sovereignty>
