MehrGreen Network- Getting Started
- An initiative, innovative networking project for agriculture and dependent industries started by MehrGreen from 2015 for Supplying related qualified goods and services.
- Another creative international functional consortium on forming the base is going to invite new interested related partners for effective membership to achieve projected goals based on Organic/Bio and Global GAP standards.
- An approach of our international network, abilities and opportunities for organic or sustainable farming development, sustainable agriculture cooperation, related services and trading.
Work Groups and the Network
How did it form?
MehrGreen is an independent network, relying on:
- Previous platform of international transportation and trading company experiences, from DaryaRoad.com (a main member of the network) and its worldwide interfaces and agents.
- Our vast international specialized groups and people in herbal products and services all over the world.
- Other special groups and partners who have shared values and goals including:
- Organic Tribune (a non-profit media and event organizing movement for developing public conscious on organic/bio approaches)
- Organic Harmony (A fundamental approach on pure life values)
- CERES.org (nonprofit organization transforming the economy to build a just and sustainable future for people and the planet)
- CENESTA.org (The Centre for Sustainable Development)
- Parspamir.com (B2B Platform for farmers to direct sell) parspamir
- SirangUAV.ir(Agricultural drones manufacture and services company)
- Ecozi.com.au (An Australian organic brand)
Potentials/services/Opportunities/Approach/Background
As can be seen on our Mission and Vision in brief and our motto: “Harmonize Your Organic Life” we mention some of the most important approaches, points and features of our work groups, projects, teams and network:
- Covering all the agricultural value chains from farm to plate, from seeding to packaging/storage, logistics and so on.
- A united serious health and eco-friendly approach, based on non-GMO, sustainable, safe, economical, fair, respectful and all the ethical values that matters for satisfaction, and any action that we can rely on.
- Putting research, science, academic resources, knowledge and food safety in priority in every step, every action.
- We work without borders, with active partners, work groups, members and active projects from different countries already connected/joined, including: Australia, Armenia, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Iran, Georgia, and more to come in future.
- Flexibility, in all small and big projects, to meet the satisfaction of all parties that supposed to work together, and make it possible to real green grow and development for all.
- Respecting Rules, for the legal and financial contractions/transactions, all the actions would be based on and compatible with global laws, as well as related national laws in the target country.
- Effective activity on Internet and social media, working with experienced partners, celebrities, and independent activists who really care about green goals.
- More than 700+ specialists/ researchers/ university masters/ experienced and top farmers and gardeners in different related fields joined this initiative network until now, during the last 3 years. They are from different countries, well experienced with strong resumes.
- Educating people and community, as obviously, it’s the basic milestone, and every good action can be started and continued only with a good functional and harmonized education. Working with several universities and organizations, plus other helpful independent work groups in small and big scales, we try to cover all the different ranges of educational needs, whether for farmers, distributors or customers.
- Different related courses and events, online, face to face, on seminars, on farms, on all helpful ways to prepare an interactive alive flow of sharing knowledge, keeping inspired and
- Respect for nature and natural principles, we plan and do projects only with safe, approved and reliable models, by the dedicated work group of experienced specialists in every case, including: Permaculture, Regenerative Agriculture, Biological Agriculture, Agroforestry, Crop diversity, Crop rotation, etc. So, until there is no harm or high risk, we consider and our specialist work with different protocols/methods/models and options, based on situation, budget, preferences and so on.
- Joint venture with several European and international well-known organic/bio inspection and certifier agencies, based on highest-level accredited global standards including ECOCert, CERES, Kiwa BCS, Bio Inspecta.
- Reliable and accredited manufacturers and supply chain of all different types of organic/bio fertilizers and pesticides, certified and under supervision of best organic standards agencies.
- Working with IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and similar protocols to considerably reducing toxic residues as much as possible in case it’s not ready and not possible for the farm/polluted region to go organic, or any other reason.
- Providing best smart solutions and agro technologies, from different smart machines to the IoT (Internet of Things) devices, our professional members and partners provide best services based on your needs. Agricultural drones is a good example, that we already have done many successful projects, as you can read more in details here[1].
- Honesty, Clarity and Reliability; as our main values, credits and red lines, from the beginning to the end of the process. What have been done and what we say in different regions are available with clear published reports/articles, documents, etc. to clarify what’s needed for new cases and new projects.
- Specialized work groups for Community Supportive Agriculture (CSA) with accredited web/software platforms, as a more efficient way for customer satisfaction in local market, reduce prices while empowering the farmers and encourage them to care more about the health level of their crops.
- Management and business solutions with experienced partners, to help the work cycles and financial flows work better and everything keep going in the best way. As this is the biggest sensitive and weakness point, so we try to predict and prevent related problems and conflictions as much as possible.
- 200+ active companies joined our group, and this is still just the beginning.
- Connection with active NGOs and other helpful foundations for their independent advisory, activism and supervision as non-profit partners.
- Working on sustainable branding strategies, especially to help new brands, small companies/ groups with limited budgets.
- Membership in other related networks and associates to enrich our network. (better access to more credible work links, very helpful to find the needed solutions/resources faster)
Written by Moein Ghahremani Nejad
Consultation by Amir Habibzadeh