About ETC
About Us
ETC Sustainable Development Foundation is registered on 05/11/2021 (CIN-U85300PN2021NPL205866) is an independent not for profit company registered under Section 8 of company Act 2013. ETC Sustainable Development Foundation, Pune is arm of ETC Consultants India Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore (India).
ETC Sustainable Development Foundation is a unique combination of young professionals with rich experience in the fields of Agriculture, Management & Corporate Governances. ETC Sustainable Development Foundation adhere to the highest norms of professionalism with a collective resource and experience of 35 years in managing projects of the national and international donors.
Our Elements of Approach
Make Crop Profitable
With the use of participatory technology development and a tailored plan to farmers situation, we can achieve improved growth, better uniformity and value, which leads to being able to meet your customer's ever-changing needs and bridging the gap from farm to consumer. ETC Sustainable Development Foundation partner with the leaders in Agri / Horti technology / Research institute / University to bring you the best available products and advice, from lighting solutions to irrigation, building a solid ecological IPM programme to match farms to create the ideal growing conditions for crop.
Eliminating Unnecessary Costs
To reduce costs, you must understand them first. And the first step in this direction is to understand the production processes from the purchase of the agricultural inputs, machineries, manpower, drip systems, crop waste to the sale of the products. Promote group purchases to avail discounts and subsidies.
Promote Eco-Friendly Practices
Develop the package of eco-friendly input that reduce the production costs and place the ecosystem that supply the ecofriendly products (Bio-pesticides, Biofertilizers and Traps) to the farmers through producer organizations.
Farming Community
We build a parallelly group of farmers (FIG- Farmer Interest Groups) who are geographically dispersed / Same but share strong local ties, coming together in physical and virtual spaces to interact, support each other, and form new connections during crises or for mutual benefit through the formation of Farmer Producer organization/companies.
Develop Farmer Producer Organization / Companies
Develop the Producer Organization, help them in set up their business, capacity develop the BoD on legal compliances, network with the line department / KVK / Research & Agriculture University, to have access to all the agriculture schemes / Advisories / supply of inputs like Fertilizers, Drip systems, Plant Protections and bank linkage to get financial to all the members of the FPO/C under one roof.
Market Linkage
Capacity develops the farmers on post-harvest management of the produce through proper sorting, grading and packaging, creating the network of buyers through market survey like APMC traders / Private players and Retail market through private labelling through the platform of the Farmer Producer Organization.