Regional

• Network of Organizations working with Pastoralists of the Deccan in AP, Karnataka and Maharastra. An organic coming together of groups with a common concern- that of working with the complex issues that confront pastoralists. The group members share experiences , conduct joint research and development initiatives on issues that concern the conservation of local breeds of sheep and goat, migration, health,fodder, breeds, water, marketing of wool etc. The network currently consists of NGOs such as Anthra, Jana Jagran, Shramik Abbhiruddhi , Mata Balak Utkarsha Prathishthan (MBUP), Pastoralist groups (membership organizations) of AP, Maharashtra, Northern Karnataka, independent scientists and researchers. Organically came together since 2005.
Members of the network along with the Indian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilisation (ISSGPU), organised a major National level Seminar on “Sustainable Use and Conservation of the Deccani Sheep Breed, in 2007, which brought together researchers, government officials, pastoralists and practitioners to deliberate on the future of the Deccani breed.
The network of groups are conducting joint research on the Deccani breed of sheep, wool, as also on Indigenous Knowledge pertaining to the pastoralists in the Deccan. They are regulary advised by scientists from the Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI), Avikanagar and National Bureau of Animal Genetic Research (NBAGR), Karnal.

• South Against Genetic Engineering: Anthra is member and participated in its inception. The network plays a proactive role on issues concerning Genetic Engeneering, and for instance on issues like Livestock mortality after grazing on BT cotton in Andhra Pradesh.