A Systemic Approach to Reducing Stubble Burning
Project Parali tackles stubble burning by offering scalable, farmer-first, and
sustainable solutions rooted in community change.
From problem to possibility — one field, one village at a time!
Our 5-pillar strategy moves beyond awareness to long-term behavioural and systemic transformation.
Pillar I - Sensitization: “Rethinking the Conversation”
Creating Awareness
- Use of regional and community-level tools: campaigns, interpersonal dialogues, and informal networks
Promoting Behavioural Change
- Encourage a mindset shift: from short-term convenience to long-term agronomic and financial gains
Driving Local Advocacy
- Engage farmer groups, gram sabha representatives, and agri influencers
Pillar II - Education: “Making Knowledge Practical”
Learn
Apply
Sustain
Knowledge Dissemination
- Farmer-focused workshops and field-based sessions
- Use of visual aids to explain cause-effect links
Resource Sharing
- Simplified machinery comparison sheets
- Soil health cards and crop-cycle calendars
Youth Engagement
- Collaboration with local schools and institutions
- Mentorship programs in sustainable farming
Pillar III - Demonstration: “Building familiarity with trust”
On-Ground Demonstrations
Establishing Model Farms
Sharing Farmer Success Stories
Pillar IV - Stakeholder Engagement: “Aligning the Ecosystem”
Promoting Sustainable Farming & Circular Economies
- Identify downstream uses of parali: fodder, compost, pellets, packaging
- Align with industry demand to explore viable offtake models
Ensuring Timely Equipment Access
- Map equipment availability at village and block levels
- Coordinate timely deployment to match narrow harvest-to-sowing windows
Connecting Farmers to Industry Networks
- Facilitate links with biomass aggregators and circular economy players
- Support price discovery and structured market access
Empowering Agri-preneurs & Women Entrepreneurs
- Build capacity for rural businesses around baling, logistics & processing
- Promote parali-based product innovation (craft, packaging, etc.)
Pillar V - Collective Action: “Scaling Local to Regional Change
Collaborative Platforms
- Convene farmer groups, researchers, tech innovators, and local governments
Public–Private Partnerships
- Leverage public scheme reach with private sector innovation
Community-led Solutions
- Support formation of village-level committees for stubble oversight
Productization of Parali: “From Waste to Wealth”
R&D and Innovation
Enablement
- Facilitate applied research on viable parali-based products
- Focus areas: fibreboard, packaging material, biofuels, compost additives
- Align R&D with agronomic feasibility and farmer realities
Business Design & Enterprise
Support
- Support early-stage entrepreneurs
- Build value chains that are inclusive and locally rooted
- Emphasize cost efficiency and scalability
Market Alignment
& Viability
- Ensure innovations meet actual industry demand
- Promote market linkages and offtake partnerships
- De-risk adoption by integrating with procurement and policy ecosystems
