Action for Food Production (AFPRO)

Small and marginal farmers are most affected from water stress situations, and need simple, sustainable and effective measures for water conservation and management.

. It has been recognized as an ‘Organization of National Importance’ by the Government of India vides notification no.124/2004 F. No. 200/59/2003 – ITAI dated 26 March, 2004.

AFPRO propagates Geospatial Technology (GT) solutions for planning and implementing environmentally sound interventions related to development of land and water resources, food security and rural livelihoods. The experiences of AFPRO range from designing spatial database(s), adoption of GT in understanding changes in existing natural resources, impact assessment and role of community in better management of natural resources. Based on its varied experience in Natural Resource Management (NRM), watershed management, water & sanitation, protected area management and rural development has been identified as organisational thrust areas.