Hyderabad, Nov. 4 -- The German development agency GIZ, PepsiCo India and Bayer AG jointly launched a three-year public-private partnership programme on Wednesday to promote regenerative agriculture and strengthen climate resilience among maize farmers in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

The initiative, titled HARVEST (Holistic Agricultural Climate Resilience and Versatile Ecosystem Strengthening Techniques), aims to reach 35,000 farmers through training, capacity building and sustainable farming interventions.

Implemented under the develoPPP programme on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the project will focus on improving soil health, efficient use of water and agricultural inputs, crop...