Across India, organisations are working in different ways to strengthen the food systems around them: improving nutrition, protecting biodiversity, supporting farmers and fishers, sustaining livelihoods, conserving Indigenous food knowledge, addressing food waste, advancing gender equity, mitigating the effects of the climate crisis.

But much of this work happens in separate geographies, sectors, and communities. What might become possible if these organisations were easier to discover, could learn from one another, and had more opportunities to collaborate?

The Food Systems Collective by The Locavore brings together organisations across India that are committed to doing good through food. From combating hunger and addressing food waste, to working on gender equity and farmer sovereignty, each organisation addresses critical issues that plague the food system. 

Through the Collective, we spend time understanding how different organisations function: the communities and landscapes they work with, the challenges they encounter, the approaches they have developed, and what they have learned along the way. We also explore purposeful, empathetic approaches to find solutions—such as fundraising campaigns, capacity building workshops, events, long-term projects and other ways of making important work more visible and better supported—that are impactful, and rooted in genuine care for people and the environment. 

Our aim is to build a collaborative network in which organisations within The Food Systems Collective can exchange knowledge and resources, explore meaningful collaborations, and create new possibilities for collective action.