Sustainable Production
Low-investment farming with farmers in Rui village, Beed district, Maharashtra.
Location
Rui village, Beed, Maharashtra
Established
2016
Project lead
Mayank Gandhi
Domain
Sustainable Production
Reach
About 16,000 farmers
Focus
Low-investment farming
About
Beed is in drought-prone Marathwada. One weak season can leave a family in debt for years.
Rain, water, soil, crop choice, input cost and markets sit together. A single-issue scheme rarely holds. Global Vikas Trust works with farmers on the whole farm, so risk falls and the household can stay on the land.
SHAPE supports the work in the Sustainable Production domain. The aim is a living for the farmer, not only a higher yield.
Our work
Low-investment farming, water and soil, demonstration, and women’s work on the farm.
01 / Farming method
Expensive machines and chemicals can raise one harvest and still leave a family more exposed if rain or prices fail.
The Trust teaches methods farmers can take up gradually, with less borrowing.
02 / Practice
Useful technology here is often simple: water saved, soil kept, irrigation timed, harmful inputs reduced.
A tool lasts when the farmer can see it, understand it and repair it.
03 / Training
Farmers need to see a method on land like their own.
Demonstration farms, field visits, meetings and peer learning turn advice into something they can use.
04 / Household
Women already sow, harvest, keep animals and manage the house.
The Trust treats that work as part of the farm, so income is not tied to one seasonal crop.
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Impact
A farmer network in Beed, built since 2016.
16,000
Farmers supported
2016
Year the work began
Beed
Drought-prone district
Rui
Village base in Maharashtra
Land is not conserved if the farmer cannot stay on it.
FAQ
Contact
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