The event will focus on sustainable farming practices, financing models, and policy pathways, drawing on TNC’s PRANA programme, which works across 6,286 villages in Punjab and has engaged over 650,000 farmers.
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (CII FACE) will host a two-day national conference, ‘Scaling Regenerative Agriculture for Food Security and Climate Resilience in India,’ in New Delhi on June 2-3.The first day will focus on sustainable agricultural practices and their demonstrated impact, and day two will highlight innovations in agri-food resilience, financing models, and policy pathways.Discussions will build on insights from TNC’s PRANA (Promoting Regenerative and No Burn Agriculture) programme, which is working across 6,286 villages in Punjab and has engaged more than 650,000 farmers to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.Multi-stakeholder platform for food system transitionA media statement said that the convening will bring together senior government officials, farmers, industry leaders, researchers, multilateral organisations and development finance institutions to explore pathways for scaling regenerative agriculture and strengthening the resilience, sustainability, and productivity of India’s food systems in the face of growing climate challenges.The convening will offer a multi-stakeholder platform to examine evidence-based solutions across the food system. Over the past four years, PRANA has been working with farmers to reduce crop residue burning in Punjab. The programme is also promoting regenerative rice management practices, such as alternate wetting and drying and direct seeding of rice, which aim to reduce groundwater use and methane emissions.“Sustainable food systems are within reach”Sushil Saigal, Interim Managing Director, Nature Conservancy India Solutions (NCIS), which is assisting TNC on the PRANA programme, said: “Four years of PRANA have shown that sustainable food systems are within reach - if we act together. This convening is an invitation to India’s policymakers, industries, scientists, financial institutions, and philanthropists to look at the evidence, engage with farmers who are living this transition, and commit to the investments and policies needed to take it to scale. We are proud to be associated with this moment which is both urgent and timely.”Sanjay Sacheti, Co-Chairman, CII National Council on Agriculture and Country Head, Olam Agro, said: “India’s food system transformation cannot happen without active private sector participation. Through blended finance, supply chain integration, and industry-led partnerships, there is a significant opportunity to unlock investment that reaches smallholder farmers at scale. CII FACE is committed to facilitating such cross-sector collaboration and we aim to set a concrete agenda for public-private action in the months ahead.”Published on May 26, 2026
