Sustainable agriculture kits (SAKs) reduce drudgery and increase farm income : story of change

This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and with financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC)Starting with a few dozen innovations that could collectively address multiple needs of the community, sustainable agriculture kits (SAK) provide a menu of innovations that are tested for adoption by smallholder farmers to reduce drudgery, increase farm productivity and improve lives. Affordability is key to maintaining demand that will sustain distribution channels even in rural markets. The innovations are mostly small and portable, usable even on small and narrow strips of land on terrace farms. The SAK approach uses farmer participation to identify what is most useful and then engages local private entrepreneurs to ensure efficient and affordable supply