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AFARM was born out of an acute need for an Apex Institution to co-ordinate efforts of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in their tasks of providing Drinking Water and Agricultural Extension services to villages in drought affected Maharashtra. It was one of the first organizations to operate as an Apex institution, in the country

Programs

Community Institution Building

Community Cadre Development

Training and Capacity Building

Watershed Development Interventions

Sustainable Agriculture

Skills Development

Awards

Over five decades of engagement of AFARM in the development field, enabled AFARM to contribute to the designing, development & implementation of various rural development programs supported by State & Central Governments as well as the International agencies like World Bank, DFID, KFW, IFAD, ADB in the state.

Awarded for Adoption of Good Practices in Rural Development by Government of India
Awarded as Best Innovation in Rural Livelihoods Promotion by Government of Maharashtra

Some of recent recognitions are…

As National Level Monitoring Agency for Rural Development by Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India
Agriculture Skills Development by Agriculture Skill Council of India, Govt. of India
Resource Institute for Promotion of Farmers Producer Organizations by Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Resource Agency for Promotion of Sustainable Livelihoods & Producers’ Organisations by
Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission, Dept. Rural Development, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Resource Organization for Integrated Watershed Management Program by Dept of
Agriculture, Govt. of Maharashtra.
Livelihoods Resource Agency for Tejaswini-Maharashtra Rural Women Empowerment
Program by MAVIM, Govt. of Maharashtra.

Objectives

AFARMs approaches & strategies for the planning & implementation of watershed management are aimed

at following.

Promote and nurture community driven decision-making systems for water resources planning &
management;
Enhance the physical access of water on the farm and expand cultivable area under protective irrigation
through improved on-farm water use efficiency;
Achieve drinking water security for the population in project villages;

• Achieve soil moisture security for the rainfed crops.

• Reduce the risk of extreme climate events on agriculture production

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