South India Pepper Needs NGO Blended Finance That Pays for Cluster MRV — Not Farmer Fees
Monsoon shortfall across Wayanad, Coorg and the Nilgiris is crushing black pepper yields while farmers shift into coffee–cardamom polyculture. CompensACTION’s India horticulture pilot and Fairtrade Access Fund architecture show how public, NGO and food capital can unlock transition — if independent farm and cluster MRV stays origin-held and exporters pay separately for data readiness.