Community Mobilization for Natural Farming is a comprehensive resource designed to explore the principles, processes, and practical approaches involved in organizing rural communities for sustainable agricultural development. The book highlights the importance of collective participation, social empowerment, behavioural change, and grassroots leadership in promoting natural farming systems. It systematically covers community mobilization strategies, rural social structures, programme planning, technology transfer, group dynamics, motivation, conflict management, and capacity-building approaches relevant to natural farming initiatives.
Special emphasis is given to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), participatory decision-making, social mapping, monitoring and evaluation, and the role of government schemes and media in strengthening rural livelihoods. The inclusion of practical concepts such as SWOT analysis, yoga for community well-being, counselling, mentoring, and training further enhances the usefulness of the text. Written for students, researchers, extension professionals, policymakers, NGOs, and development practitioners, this book serves as a valuable guide for building resilient, self-reliant, and sustainable farming communities.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Community Mobilization
Chapter 2. Historical Background of Community Mobilization
Chapter 3. Types of Community Mobilization
Chapter 4. Strategies of Community Mobilization
Chapter 5. Steps in Community Mobilization
Chapter 6. Community Mobilization in Rural Areas
Chapter 7. Community Entry and Rapport Building
Chapter 8. Community Profiling and Social Mapping
Chapter 9. Opportunities and Challenges in Mobilization
Chapter 10. Yoga for Community Mobilization
Chapter 11. SWOT Analysis
Chapter 12. Social Core Value Systems
Chapter 13. Rural Society and Social Structure
Chapter 14. Behavioural Change and Attitude Development
Chapter 15. Programme Planning
Chapter 16. Organizational Structure
Chapter 17. Diffusion and Adoption Process
Chapter 18. Group Dynamics
Chapter 19. Group Formation and Development
Chapter 20. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
Chapter 21. Group Decision Making
Chapter 22. Conflict Management
Chapter 23. Motivation
Chapter 24. Capacity Building, Counselling, Mentoring and Training
Chapter 25. Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Analysis