Dialogue Report | Solving for the Transition Challenge

In September 2026, SSP organised a national dialogue event: ‘Solving for the Transition Challenge: A National Dialogue on enabling Women-led Transition Pathways towards Natural Farming among Climate-vulnerable Smallholder Farmers’ at Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi. The dialogue aimed to build policy alignment on integrating the One-Acre Model (WCRF) as a structured transition pathway within the National Mission on Natural Farming implementation, through multi-stakeholder dialogue and evidence sharing, and to catalyse WCRF’s pilot adoption in select geographies.

This report synthesizes the discussions, speaker perspectives and proceedings at the event.

Bridging the Last Mile Transition for Natural Farming Adoption

The Report – “Bridging the Last Mile Transition for Natural Farming Adoption” makes the case for mainstreaming Swayam Shikshan Prayog’s (SSP) One-Acre model as a low-risk entry pathway, helping smallholder farmers from climate-vulnerable communities take their first steps into natural farming.

It draws on over a decade of SSP’s field experience in Maharashtra, along with new evidence from pilots in Bidar (Karnataka) and Wayanad (Kerala) districts. It shows how the model improves food and nutrition security, lowers input costs, restores soil health and strengthens women’s role in farm decisions. The report sets out seven policy recommendations for building transition quality into Nation Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) implementation.

06 Key Lessons for informing policy decisions: Mainstreaming tribal-specific climate adaptive capacities in vulnerable coastal regions within National Action Plan on Climate Change

This policy brief, developed with DRCSC and LRRM, synthesizes key learnings from a climate resilience initiative implemented in the Indian Sundarbans — one of the most climate-vulnerable delta regions globally. Centred on tribal and marginal coastal households , the brief outlines how escalating climate stressors such as salinity intrusion, cyclones, and ecosystem degradation are reshaping livelihoods, increasing vulnerability, and deepening socio-economic inequities.

The insights are organized around a three-part framework that emphasizes strengthening institutional inclusion, enhancing economic resilience, and improving decision-making agency within coastal tribal communities. Within this, the brief highlights the role of women-led community institutions, revival of indigenous knowledge systems, integrated agro-ecological farming, and diversified livelihoods, alongside improved access to climate and entitlement information and attention to psychosocial well-being as critical enablers of resilience.

Grounded in field-level evidence, the brief offers actionable directions for policymakers and practitioners designing climate adaptation programs in coastal regions. It underscores the need for participatory, locally contextualized, and inclusive approaches that embed tribal-specific needs within broader climate frameworks to drive sustainable and equitable resilience outcomes.

Four Key Lessons for Policy Consideration: Scaling Climate Adaptive Capacities among Small and Marginal Farming Communities in the Sundarbans

This policy brief, developed with DRCSC, distills four evidence-based lessons from a climate adaptation program implemented in the cyclone-prone Sundarbans. Focusing on small and marginal farming communities, the brief examines how rising sea levels, saline water intrusion, and extreme weather events impact livelihoods and food security.

The insights highlight the role of community-led mangrove restoration, revival of traditional seed systems, integrated farming practices, and women-led collectives in strengthening local adaptive capacities.

Grounded in on-the-ground evidence, the brief offers practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners designing climate resilience programs in coastal and climate-vulnerable regions, emphasizing the importance of participatory, ecosystem-based approaches for sustainable impact.

Five Key Lessons for Policy Consideration: Scaling Climate Action Programs for Landless Rural Communities in Semi-Arid Ganges-Brahmaputra Basin in South Asia

This policy brief, developed with DRCSC, presents five key lessons from a climate action program implemented in the semi-arid district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The brief focuses on landless rural households, who face heightened vulnerability to climate shocks due to limited assets, restricted agency, and dependence on informal livelihoods.

The lessons underscore the importance of women-led institutions, livestock-based asset creation, crop diversification, nutrition gardens, and improved access to rights and entitlements in building resilience.

Drawing on field-level evidence, the brief offers actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners working in drought-prone and resource-constrained contexts, highlighting how targeted, context-sensitive interventions can enhance both livelihood security and long-term adaptive capacity.

Responsible Digitization of Small Entrepreneurs in Rural India

How has digital technology helped small and medium-sized businesses get a platform to optimize their marketing strategies?

The report presents key insights and opportunities from HUL’s B2B Shakti digitization program to implement the United Nations Principles for Responsible Digital Payments.

The publication synthesizes lessons from digitizing orders and payments for Hindustan Unilever’s Shakti Amma retail network. Re-emerging World was part of the program consortium as the knowledge partner lead from India and has led the development and documentation of the case studies for the report.

You can download the report here.