about us

Timbaktu Organic, a project of the Timbaktu Colllective was founded in 1990, and is now working in 130 villages of Anantapur district and has a membership of  around 9000 women.

Collectives work with farmers
Initiated in 1990, the Timbaktu Collective has been attempting to respond to the desperate situation and agrarian crisis in 140 villages of Chennekothapalli, Roddam and Ramagiri Mandals of Anantapur District. Read More...

Dharani FaM Coop Society
Dharani Farming and Marketing Cooperative Ltd., is an organic extension of the Collective’s work with the dryland farmers in Anantapur Dist. The first project of the Collective to promote sustainable organic farming had resulted in the establishment of a producer owned co-operative with 350 farmer members. Read more...

Basis for Dharani Initiative
When the Collective started working with the farmers of Anantapur dist, there were certain areas that required immediate attention in order to relieve the farmers from their distress situation. The Collective felt that a producer owned processing and marketing venture would be able to address the following major issues. Read More...

Relevance of Dharani FaM Co-op Ltd
As a producer owned co-operative, Dharani FaM Co-op Ltd., can ensure its members better and fair price for their produce. They are also assured of the market for their produce through its marketing activities. Linking the farmer members to the growing organic market will add to the direct returns of the farmer members. Read more...