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<p>农业是印度以农村为驱动的经济的支柱，雇佣了超过 7 亿人（Punit PARANJPE）</p>
<p>基兰·拉姆纳特·瓦赫查乌雷</p>
<p>在印度马哈拉施特拉邦，他从葡萄藤上采摘深红色的葡萄，脸上洋溢着笑容，他是成千上万名农民中的一员，正在享受一个合作社带来的希望，这个合作社为一个长期受苦的行业带来了希望。</p>
<p>农业是印度以农村为驱动的经济的支柱，雇佣了超过 7 亿人。但这个行业几十年来一直陷入危机，改革进展缓慢，且对气候变化的脆弱性日益加剧。</p>
<p>在债务和作物失败的重压下，2022 年至 2024 年间，马哈拉施特拉邦有超过 3090 名农民自杀。</p>
<p>“这种新种类更适合气候，” 瓦赫查乌雷说，指着那些即将出现在欧洲超市货架上的完美圆形、坚实且甜美的葡萄。</p>
<p>这位 42 岁的农民归功于 Sahyadri Farms，一个由 110 名小型种植者于 2011 年成立的合作社，帮助成员降低成本并获得市场准入。</p>
<p>如今，Sahyadri Farms 是印度最大的葡萄出口商，也是番茄、芒果和腰果的主要供应商，去年处理了 38.5 万吨农产品。</p>
<p>超过 95% 的 30000 名成员拥有的土地少于一公顷。</p>
<p>- '国际竞争' -</p>
<p>“印度农业最大的问题是农场规模小，” 合作社首席财务官桑托什·瓦特帕德说。</p>
<p>“单靠一个生产者无法在国际上竞争。联合起来是唯一的解决方案。”</p>
<p>本月宣布的与美国的贸易协议激怒了印度农民工会，他们认为大量廉价的美国进口将剥夺当地生产者的生计。目前尚不清楚该协议将如何影响合作社。</p>
<p>“农民是我们模式的核心，我们提供市场准入和长期盈利能力，” 瓦特帕德告诉法新社。</p>
<p>瓦赫查乌雷在 2012 年加入 Sahyadri Farms 之前，曾管理一个两公顷的蔬菜种植地。</p>
<p>现在，他管理着六公顷的葡萄园，雇佣 15 名工人，每年获得 450 万到 500 万卢比（约 50,000 到 55,000 美元）的利润。</p>
<p>“我的收入一直在增加，” 瓦赫查乌雷说，眼中闪烁着光芒。</p>
<p>合作社的起源可以追溯到农民维拉斯·辛德，他意识到生产者 “通过合作可以取得更多成就”，在他多次未能出口葡萄后，瓦特帕德告诉法新社。</p>
<p>“他投资了自己的资本，并将所有赚到的钱再投资。”</p>
<p>潘卡杰·纳特在合作社早期加入 Sahyadri Farms，现在负责农业研究和认证，开发更能抵御气候变化的葡萄品种。</p>
<p>多年来，无籽白色汤普森葡萄主导了印度的葡萄园，但气候模式的变化，包括今年年初意外的降雨，现在导致葡萄爆裂，有时会摧毁整个收成。</p>
<p>- 资金注入 -</p>
<p>“我们开始种植更适应气候极端和外国消费者需求的新种类，” 纳特说。</p>
<p>该合作社还培训农民减少过量使用化肥和农药，借助外部投资扩大了业务。</p>
<p>法国发展署（AFD）子公司 Proparco 的南亚主任黛安·杰甘在 2022 年访问 Sahyadri 时爱上了这个项目。</p>
<p>同年晚些时候，Proparco 加入了一批投资者，向该合作社注入了近 4000 万美元。</p>
<p>这些资金帮助扩大了出口市场，增加了作物多样性，并为生物气体工厂和水回收微藻设施提供了资金。</p>
<p>大约 6500 名员工（其中 40% 是女性）每天在巨大的仓库中分拣、加工和包装水果和蔬菜，这得益于 Proparco 的资金。</p>
<p>“这是一项与我们的目标完美契合的投资——保护地球，减少不平等，通过整合小农户和支持农民主导的企业来实现，” 杰甘告诉法新社。</p>
<p>这笔资金 “加速了一切，” 瓦特帕德说。</p>
<p>“确保农民有体面的收入将有助于遏制自杀等问题，并确保下一代留在农业中。”</p>
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<p>印度马哈拉施特拉邦的农民通过 Sahyadri Farms 找到了希望，这是一家支持小型种植者的合作社，提供市场准入并降低成本。该合作社成立于 2011 年，已成为葡萄和其他农产品的主要出口商，帮助超过 30,000 名成员改善生计。Sahyadri Farms 获得了近 4000 万美元的外部投资，正在多样化作物并增强可持续性。该倡议旨在应对小农场规模和气候变化带来的挑战，最终确保农民获得更好的收入并减少农业困境</p>

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<p>Agriculture is the backbone of India's rural-driven economy, employing more than 700 million people (Punit PARANJPE)</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>农业是印度以农村为驱动的经济的支柱，雇佣了超过 7 亿人（Punit PARANJPE）</p>
</div><p>Kiran Ramnath Waghchaure</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>基兰·拉姆纳特·瓦赫查乌雷</p>
</div><p>beams as he plucks deep-red grapes from his vines in India's Maharashtra state, one of thousands of farmers reaping the benefits of a cooperative bringing hope to a long-suffering sector.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在印度马哈拉施特拉邦，他从葡萄藤上采摘深红色的葡萄，脸上洋溢着笑容，他是成千上万名农民中的一员，正在享受一个合作社带来的希望，这个合作社为一个长期受苦的行业带来了希望。</p>
</div><p>Agriculture is the backbone of India's rural-driven economy, employing more than 700 million people. But the industry has been mired in crisis for decades, with slow‑moving reforms and growing vulnerability to climate change.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>农业是印度以农村为驱动的经济的支柱，雇佣了超过 7 亿人。但这个行业几十年来一直陷入危机，改革进展缓慢，且对气候变化的脆弱性日益加剧。</p>
</div><p>Often burdened by debts and crop failure, more than 3,090 farmers killed themselves in Maharashtra between 2022 and 2024.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在债务和作物失败的重压下，2022 年至 2024 年间，马哈拉施特拉邦有超过 3090 名农民自杀。</p>
</div><p>&#34;This new variety is better suited to the climate,&#34; says Waghchaure, gesturing to the perfectly round, firm and sweet grapes that will soon be on European supermarket shelves thousands of kilometres away.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这种新种类更适合气候，” 瓦赫查乌雷说，指着那些即将出现在欧洲超市货架上的完美圆形、坚实且甜美的葡萄。</p>
</div><p>The 42‑year‑old credits Sahyadri Farms, a cooperative launched in 2011 by 110 small growers, which helps members cut costs and gain access to markets.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这位 42 岁的农民归功于 Sahyadri Farms，一个由 110 名小型种植者于 2011 年成立的合作社，帮助成员降低成本并获得市场准入。</p>
</div><p>Today, Sahyadri Farms is India's leading exporter of grapes and a major supplier of tomatoes, mangoes and cashew nuts, processing 385,000 tonnes of produce last year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>如今，Sahyadri Farms 是印度最大的葡萄出口商，也是番茄、芒果和腰果的主要供应商，去年处理了 38.5 万吨农产品。</p>
</div><p>More than 95 percent of its 30,000 members own less than a hectare of land.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>超过 95% 的 30000 名成员拥有的土地少于一公顷。</p>
</div><p>- 'Compete internationally' -</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>- '国际竞争' -</p>
</div><p>&#34;The biggest problem in Indian agriculture is the small size of farms,&#34; says Santosh Watpade, the cooperative's chief financial officer.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“印度农业最大的问题是农场规模小，” 合作社首席财务官桑托什·瓦特帕德说。</p>
</div><p>&#34;A producer on his own cannot compete internationally. Joining forces is the only solution.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“单靠一个生产者无法在国际上竞争。联合起来是唯一的解决方案。”</p>
</div><p>A trade deal with the United States announced this month angered Indian farmers' unions, who argued that a flood of cheap US imports would rob local producers of their livelihoods. It is not clear how the agreement would impact the cooperative.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本月宣布的与美国的贸易协议激怒了印度农民工会，他们认为大量廉价的美国进口将剥夺当地生产者的生计。目前尚不清楚该协议将如何影响合作社。</p>
</div><p>&#34;The farmer is at the centre of our model, which offers access to markets and long‑term profitability,&#34; Watpade told AFP.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“农民是我们模式的核心，我们提供市场准入和长期盈利能力，” 瓦特帕德告诉法新社。</p>
</div><p>Waghchaure used to tend a two-hectare vegetable plot before joining Sahyadri Farms in 2012.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>瓦赫查乌雷在 2012 年加入 Sahyadri Farms 之前，曾管理一个两公顷的蔬菜种植地。</p>
</div><p>He now manages six hectares of vineyards, employing 15 workers and cashing in 4.5 to 5 million rupees ($50,000-$55,000) profit per year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>现在，他管理着六公顷的葡萄园，雇佣 15 名工人，每年获得 450 万到 500 万卢比（约 50,000 到 55,000 美元）的利润。</p>
</div><p>&#34;My income has been rising,&#34; Waghchaure says, his eyes lighting up.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我的收入一直在增加，” 瓦赫查乌雷说，眼中闪烁着光芒。</p>
</div><p>The cooperative's origins go back to farmer Vilas Shinde, who realised that producers &#34;can achieve so much more&#34; by working together, after he repeatedly failed to export his grapes, Watpade told AFP.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>合作社的起源可以追溯到农民维拉斯·辛德，他意识到生产者 “通过合作可以取得更多成就”，在他多次未能出口葡萄后，瓦特帕德告诉法新社。</p>
</div><p>&#34;He invested his own capital and reinvested everything he earned.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“他投资了自己的资本，并将所有赚到的钱再投资。”</p>
</div><p>Pankaj Nathe joined Sahyadri Farms in the cooperative's early days, and now heads agricultural research and certification, developing grape varieties more resilient to erratic weather.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>潘卡杰·纳特在合作社早期加入 Sahyadri Farms，现在负责农业研究和认证，开发更能抵御气候变化的葡萄品种。</p>
</div><p>Seedless white Thompson grapes for years dominated Indian vineyards, but shifting weather patterns, including unexpected rain at the start of this year, now cause the berries to burst, sometimes wiping out entire harvests.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>多年来，无籽白色汤普森葡萄主导了印度的葡萄园，但气候模式的变化，包括今年年初意外的降雨，现在导致葡萄爆裂，有时会摧毁整个收成。</p>
</div><p>- Cash injection -</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>- 资金注入 -</p>
</div><p>&#34;We started planting new varieties better adapted to climate extremes and foreign consumer demand,&#34; Nathe said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们开始种植更适应气候极端和外国消费者需求的新种类，” 纳特说。</p>
</div><p>The cooperative, which also trains farmers on curbing excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides, has expanded its operations with the help of external investment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该合作社还培训农民减少过量使用化肥和农药，借助外部投资扩大了业务。</p>
</div><p>Diane Jegam, South Asia director at Proparco -- a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) -- fell in love with the project during a visit to Sahyadri in 2022.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>法国发展署（AFD）子公司 Proparco 的南亚主任黛安·杰甘在 2022 年访问 Sahyadri 时爱上了这个项目。</p>
</div><p>Later that year, Proparco joined a pool of investors who injected nearly $40 million into the cooperative.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>同年晚些时候，Proparco 加入了一批投资者，向该合作社注入了近 4000 万美元。</p>
</div><p>The funds helped expand export markets, diversify crops, and finance a biogas plant and a microalgae facility for water recycling.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些资金帮助扩大了出口市场，增加了作物多样性，并为生物气体工厂和水回收微藻设施提供了资金。</p>
</div><p>Around 6,500 staff -- 40 percent of whom are women -- sort, process and package fruits and vegetables in vast warehouses every day thanks to Proparco funds.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>大约 6500 名员工（其中 40% 是女性）每天在巨大的仓库中分拣、加工和包装水果和蔬菜，这得益于 Proparco 的资金。</p>
</div><p>&#34;It's an investment perfectly aligned with our goals -- protecting the planet and reducing inequalities by integrating smallholders and supporting farmer‑led enterprises,&#34; Jegam told AFP.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这是一项与我们的目标完美契合的投资——保护地球，减少不平等，通过整合小农户和支持农民主导的企业来实现，” 杰甘告诉法新社。</p>
</div><p>The cash has &#34;accelerated everything,&#34; Watpade said.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这笔资金 “加速了一切，” 瓦特帕德说。</p>
</div><p>&#34;Ensuring a decent income for farmers will help curb problems like suicide and ensure that the next generation stays in agriculture.&#34;</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“确保农民有体面的收入将有助于遏制自杀等问题，并确保下一代留在农业中。”</p>
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陷入困境的农民在印度合作社中找到希望