Tata Trusts, JISL collaborate for sustainable agribusiness

Under the MoU both org will collaborate to develop end-to-end value chains for agricultural products, converge best agricultural technologies to scale up precision farming systems

Tata Trusts and Jain Irrigation Systems (JISL) have signed an agreement to work towards improving agriculture extension, agribusiness and research and development systems in multiple geographies across the country.

The collaboration between Tata Trusts and JISL is aimed at strengthening the field and market based livelihood of farmers, according to to a release issued in Mumbai.

Under the MoU both the organisations will collaborate to develop end-to-end value chains for agricultural products, converge best agricultural technologies to scale up precision farming systems, improve irrigation efficiencies through micro irrigation, improve availability of water through collective irrigation systems and promote ecologically and economically sustainable farming.

"Through this partnership we aim to make a difference in rural India by introduction of innovative and sustainable agricultural practises through community based organisations. These interventions we hope would enhance prosperity and bring about irreversible change in the quality of lives in the communities," Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata said.

The collaboration will also be for popularising high-tech plant production technologies like tissue culture for Banana and pomegranate, and high density plantations for oranges, mango and guava, increasing use of modern technologies in agriculture among others.

"We are very pleased to join hands with Tata Trusts to pursue path breaking and value enhancing solutions and initiatives which are expected to result in better prosperity for small and marginal farmers across our country. This partnership between two like-minded entities shall create much needed development in agrarian sector," Jain Irrigation Systems Managing Director and CEO Anil Jain said.