Action for Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra

50 Years of Advancement in Rural Development

Partnership and Collaborations


Over five decades of engagement of AFARM in the development field, enabled AFARM to contribute to the design, development & implementation of large scale development projects in partnership with Government/Corporate Foundations/ multilateral and bi lateral agencies like World Bank, DFID, KFW, IFAD, AWO International etc. Some of such prominent projects are presented below.


Sr. No Recognized As Name of the Program Year of Recognition Recognized by
A Projected Funded by International Agency/ Multi-Bilateral Agencies
1 External Monitoring & Evaluation Agency Maharashtra Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2012 Project Coordination Unit, Dept. of Agriculture & Marketing , GoM ( World Bank funded )
2 Resource NGO Convergence of Agricultural Interventions In Maharashtra (CAIM) 2010 Dept. of Agriculture & Marketing , GoM – IFAD Funded
3 Livelihoods Resource Agency Tejaswini-Maharashtra Rural Women Empowerment Program 2011 Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal, Dept. of Women & Child Development , GoM (IFAD Funded)
4 APEX NGO Development of Water Users Associations under Maharashtra Minor Irrigation Program 2009 Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation (LS) RDWCD, GoM. – KFW Funded
5 NGO Consultant Capacity Building of WUAs under Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project 2009 Department of Water Resources, GoM ( World Bank funded )
6 Lead Agency Addressing gender and livelihoods issues of landless Dalits in land right movement in Maharashtra 2007 PMU, Development Alternatives, PACS Program, DFID Funded
7 Training Provider Participatory Agriculture Development Program within MIP-M 2005 Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation (LS) Rural Development & Water Conservation Dept, GoM funded by KFW
8 Support Organization Community based Aquifer Management Pilot Project 2005 Dept of Water Supply & Sanitation. GoM. Funded by World Bank.
9 District Capacity Building Agency Jalswarajya – Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Program 2004 Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Dept. GoM funded by World Bank.
B Projected Funded by National / State Government
1 Resource Agency for Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture & Producer Organisations Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Program under NRLM 2015 Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods Mission, UMED Department of Rural Development, State Govt. of Maharashtra
2 Livelihoods Resource Agency Integrated Watershed Management Programme 2015 Vasundhara Watershed Development Agency, GoM
3 Resource Organization Integrated Watershed Management Program 2014 Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Watershed Management - Department of Rural Development, State Govt. of MP
4 Resource Organization Promotion of Farmers Producer Organizations 2011 Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium ( SFAC), Dept of Agriculture & Cooperation , GoI
5 National Level Monitoring Agency Regular Monitoring of Rural Development Programs 2011 Monitoring Division, Ministry of Rural Development , GOI
6 State Resource Organization Integrated Watershed Management Program 2010 Vasundhara Watershed Management Agency , Dept. of Jalsandharan, GoM
7 Service Provider Promotion of organic farming & Certification 2007 National Centre for Organic Farming, Dept. of Agriculture, GoI
8 Supporting Training Agency Centrally Aided Hariyali Watershed Development Program 2007 Department of Water Conservation, GoM.
9 PRI Training Institute Implementation of State Action Plan for PRI Trainings 2004 YASHADA, Dept. of Rural Development, GoM
10 District Level Monitoring Agency Regular Monitoring of Rural Development Programs 2002 Monitoring Division, Ministry of Rural Development , GOI
11 Mother NGO Centrally aided Watershed Development Programmes ( Guidelines 2001) 2002 Department of Water Conservation, GoM
12 Support Voluntary Organisation & Training Unit Watershed Conservation and Development Programme 1996 CAPART, New Delhi