Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Limited (IFFDC) Wasteland Forestation Project
This document details the IFFDC Wasteland Forestation Project plantations in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project has assisted farmers, especially women, to promote forestation on wastelands and marginally productive lands by organising Primary Farm Forestry Co-operatives (PFFCs) and thus making it a people's participative programme.
As per the agreement signed with India Canada Environment Facility (ICEF), Indian Farm Forestry Development Cooperatives (IFFCO) Limited has implemented the plantation project in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The project activity has assisted farmers, especially women, to promote forestation on wastelands and marginally productive lands by organising Primary Farm Forestry Co-operatives (PFFCs) and thus making it a people's participative programme. The project has helped improving soil and water conservation and bring about ecological balance, and to generate consistent employment for the rural poor. The target group comprises of small and marginal farmers (men and women) owning less than two hectares and the landless whose percentage is above 90 percent.