Our Focus

Food & Nutrition Sovereignty

DRYLAND
Agro-Biodiversity

Gender & Social Justice

Community Media

Women’s Market

About Us

Deccan Development Society (DDS), initiated in 1983, is a grassroots organization working with nearly 5000 dalit and indigenous small women farmer sanghams (village level voluntary associations) in Zaheerabad region of Telangana, India. It strives for just and sustainable development and to assert sanghams’ autonomy in multiple spheres like food, nutrition, seeds, market, media etc.  DDS promotes and works to revive  traditional knowledge in farming and seeds; demonstrates its efficacy through wide experimentation and advocates for the inclusion of this knowledge in the public food policy systems.

DDS IN NUMBERS

Sanghams

SANGHAM MEMBERS

FAMILIES IMPACTED

LANDRACES CONSERVED

AWARDS

ALLIANCES

LATEST UPDATES

Sangam Women celebrate International Women’s Day!

Sangam Women celebrate International Women’s Day!

Over 150 sangam women from 40 villages gathered at Zahirabad to celebrate the International Women’s Day in Zahirabad and DDS-KVK at Didigi village. The women first rallied with songs and chants on women’s rights and agriculture from Canara Bank to...

25th Mobile Biodiversity Festival kickstarts in Vaddi!

25th Mobile Biodiversity Festival kickstarts in Vaddi!

Deccan Development Society kickstarted the 25th edition of its iconic ‘Mobile Biodiversity Festival’ at Vaddi village, Nyalkal Mandal on 14th January 2025. Dr. Sheik N. Meera, Director of ICAR ATRAI Zone ‘X’ attended the ceremony as the Chief...

ACCOLADES & AWARDS

Equator Prize

Nari shakti puraskar

UGC Best Film Award

And many more...