Food For Thoughts Session 8 || In Search of Healthy Living || 10 April 2024, 7.30 PM
Upcoming Foundation Course For Sustenance program on 14-15 Oct could be a life changing event. Watch out our Facebook for more.
Tona Organic Farm has been listed by Food Tank as one of the 28 most Innovative Livestock Farmers in the world who are Shaping the Future.
Agriculture has been surviving and thriving since ancient times and has evolved ever since its inception. Some innovations helped in improving the nutrient content in the vegetation and maintaining soil health. But some other innovations like chemical-based farming methods degraded the soil health and its productivity in the long run while achieving the short-term benefit of productivity.
We Integrated Organic Farming at two levels: Functional Level and Implementation Level to increase profitability.
We give attention to nurturing environmental health in organic production that pays off in terms of nutritional value.
We strive to explore a variety of organic elements and methods to increase Soil Organic Carbon content that enhances soil health.
We prefer animal well-being over productivity because what is good for the animal is beneficial and nutritious for us as well.
We focus on achieving Economies of Scale using methods such as vertical and less water irrigation in soil-less vertical grid structures.
We aim to make agriculture more competitive, improve the quality of life in rural areas, and diversify the rural economy.
As a group of farmers, a student in agriculture, a rural farm owner, a medium-sized agri-business owner, or even an urban dweller willing to develop your garden, everyone can adopt this approach and become quite profitable organic producers while contributing to a healthier ecosystem. We are offering three unique “Learning for Transformation” experiences for you, so that what we have gained over close to 25 years that you can achieve in two and half years.
Have a look!
Suitable For: Farmers Producer Company (FPC) or Farmers Group switching to organic and natural farming
Duration: 12 months
Just like Start-up businesses are driven by individuals, FPCs are driven by Communities and they too require support from Incubators.
Tona Incubator Support For Entrepreneur (ISFE) program helps in developing right business plan, getting technical support for the product development, attracting investors, and training start-up members for skill development.
Fee: Rs 12,000 per month
Suitable For: Serious Aspiring Organic Entrepreneurs | Existing Non-Organic Farmers
Duration: 24 to 36 months
You would like to set up a sustainable organic farming business but why do you need to pass through the same recursive paths of failures, struggles and dealing with uncertainties. What Tona Organic Farm has achieved over close to 25 years that you can experience in two and half years or so.
Fee: Rs 12,000 per month
Suitable For: Farmers Producer Company (FPC) or Farmers Group switching to organic farming
Duration: 12 months
Just like Start-up businesses are driven by individuals, FPCs are driven by Communities and they too require support from Incubators.
We need to remember, FPCs are business ventures, and so they could also fail. Moreover, there is no easy success mantra, because
– The ventures are contextual
– They vary according to product and marketing plan
– They depend heavily on the local leadership
With Tona Incubator Support For Entrepreneur (ISFE) they won’t struggle with developing the right business plan, lack of technical support on developing products, attracting investors, training, and skill development for members.
Fee: Rs 12,000 per month
Suitable For: Serious Aspiring Organic Entrepreneurs | Existing Non-Organic Farmers
Duration: 24 to 36 months
You would like to set up a sustainable organic farming business but why do you need to pass through the same recursive paths of failures, struggles and dealing with uncertainties. What Tona Organic Farm has achieved over close to 25 years that you can experience in two and half years.
Our team will jointly work with you to develop a fully customised and contextual plan to Build Your Own Farm (BYOF), which in principle will adhere to:
– Farming at zero input cost; no external cost involvement in production
– Complete utilization of waste as nutrients for plants, feed for animals; zero waste in the process
– Self-reliant and sustainable organic eco system through pro-nature value additions
Experience Objectives
– Get in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of organic farming, poultry, animal-conservation and fishery.
– Learn how to setup and operate agro-allied industries.
– Implement supply-chain management processes to scale up the business.
– Learn and setup organic food processing units to diversify your product portfolio independently.
– Take dedicated help from Tona to setup your organic certified integrated farming company.
– Get assistance in project proposal development, bank loans and subsidy applications.
– Create your own brand and join Tona’s agro-network partner to ensure sales of your produce.
Fee: Rs 12,000 per month
Weekend Brunch @Tona
Timing: 8 AM to 12 noon, Saturday or Sunday morning, on every weekend
Take a short break. Relax in the Lap of Nature. Listen to birdsong, enjoy the greenery, and sit by the fish pond. Choose from exciting buffet combos prepared by our expert chefs with farm fresh vegetables, meats, fish, grains, pulses, and dairy products. Take a tour of the farm fields, food processing units, and animal shelters (cows, sheep, rabbits, turkey, poultry). Go for a walk around Tona village and soak in the rural atmosphere. Buy farm products as gifts for your family and friends before you head back home.
Come, enjoy Nature’s bounty, have a hearty meal, and return refreshed and inspired!
For more details, please visit our Blog page : BRUNCH@TONA
Fee: Rs. 600/- per person.
