Rural Developement

Global Vikas Trust is a charitable trust engaged in rural rural development through multiple interventions including,

Cluster-based fruit tree plantation programme with small and marginal farmers
Water conservation projects including river widening and groundwater recharging to support the water requirements of drought prone villages
Women empowerment projects involving sericulture and agri value-chain activities
Social causes such as dowry free community marriages and campaigns against illicit consumption of alcohol

Our Vision

Global Vikas Trust is committed towards the economic transformation of rural India by helping small and marginal farmers increase their income multifold times through the adoption of high-value crops and sustainable agriculture practices.

In just six years, GVT, with its dedicated team of over 200 members, has led a massive transformation.

Planted 64 million fruit trees across 43,000+ acres.
Uplifted over 29,000 farmer families out of poverty in 5,000 villages.
Farmer's annual income skyrocketed tenfold-from Rs 38,700 to Rs 393,000 per acre.
Harvested over 8 billion litres of water through different interventions.
Built a state-of-the-art farmer training centre spanning 100,000 sq.ft. across a 25 acre campus.
Developed proprietary ERP system to manage the operations - efficiency, accountability, transparency

Our Objectives

Increasing the income of small and marginal farmers from their livelihood through adoption of high value crops and sustainable agriculture practices.

Establish and operate a world class farmer training centre for educating, training, and empowering farmers to adopt sustainable agriculture practices.

Undertake water conservation projects in drought prone and water deficit villages to help people and restore ecological balance.

We target 8 SDGs (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15) with measurable impact.