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Agroforestry: trees that pay farmers and restore land

Fruit and timber trees planted on farmland alongside regular crops, so restoration pays the people who look after it.

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Up to 3× farm income · 85% survival, program-wide · 400+ companies plant with us

Hanmant Pawar: a profitable farm with agroforestry

Up to 3× farm income

vs conventional two-crop farming

CSR eligible

Schedule VII item (iv)

Plots mapped

in the farmer's name

85% survival

program-wide

Quick answer

What is agroforestry?

Agroforestry is growing trees on farmland together with crops. Farmers keep farming while fruit and timber trees add income, shade, better soil and stored carbon. Grow Billion Trees plants agroforestry plots with farmers, maps every tree, and reports the results to the companies that fund them.

Trusted by 400+ companies

HSBC

Reserve Bank of India

Bank of Baroda

Canara Bank

Godrej Consumer Products

Adani Foundation

Mahindra Lifespaces

Dr. Reddy's

Novo Nordisk

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Bajaj Allianz Life

Apollo Tyres

Kolkata Knight Riders

Mankind Pharma

ACCA

CarDekho

azbil

TCI

Talent500

pack8

KIMS Hospitals

GirnarSoft

Meyer Organics

RPG Life Sciences

Agroforestry on film

Farmers and families who grow with us.

This Farmer Is Bringing Japan’s Famous Miyazaki Mango To India

You Won’t Believe How Farmers Protect Young Mango Trees

Why Chikoo Fits Perfectly Into Sustainable Agroforestry Models

When Farmers Grow, India Grows · Kisaan Diwas

From Farmer’s Wasteland to Green Land- Siwai, MP

How Hanmant Pawar Turned His Farm Into A Profitable Yield With Agroforestry

From Low Returns to Green Profits: The Story of Kiran Pawar and Agroforestry

Double the Income, Double the Impact: Haryana Farmer Surender’s Inspiring Agroforestry Journey

How farmers double their income with the help of Growing Billion Trees

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Celebrities and leaders who plant with us

Actors, directors and public figures on why they back Grow Billion Trees.

Juhi Chawla · KKR’s green initiative

S. S. Rajamouli · a childhood memory grown into a green vision

Rakul & Jackky · a tree for every wedding guest

On Radio One 94.3 · how love for nature grew into a movement

Actor Vishal Gore · 101 trees at Ayodhya on his birthday

Tally · tree plantation for CSR

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Impact

What it changes

For the people, the land and the companies behind each project.

Farmers

Up to 3×

farm income

Income from fruit and timber alongside regular crops, on plots mapped in the farmer's name.

Compared with conventional two-crop farming.

Communities

Local jobs for planting and care, and skills that stay in the village.

Land & nature

Better soil, shade, water retention and habitat on working farmland.

Companies

CSR and ESG impact with geo-tagged records for every tree.

How a agroforestry project works

Five steps from site to report.

Select farmers and land with local partners
Choose fruit and timber species for the region
Plant with farmers and geo-tag every tree
Care, replacement and farmer training
Report survival and impact per project

Where this programme fits

The corporate goals this programme supports.

Projects across India

Every pin is a project with its own digital forest. Filter by programme or state, or search for a company.

Pins show the approximate area of each project, not exact plot locations. Updated 2026-10-22.

Programmes we have run

How companies planted with us, and what they got.

From the field

Planting, care and growth on our project sites.

Village women planting saplings at a Grow Billion Trees plantation drive

Employees planting and watering saplings at a corporate plantation drive

Corporate team group photo at a Grow Billion Trees plantation site

Freshly dug pits and saplings in rows at a plantation site

Volunteers planting saplings across a large plantation site

Community members kneeling to plant saplings along drip lines

Volunteers planting saplings beside drip irrigation lines

Large group planting trees together at a corporate plantation drive

People planting saplings across an open plantation site

Transparency

Check any tree we planted for you

Every tree we plant is geo-tagged and gets a certificate. Enter a certificate or order number to see it.

Have a certificate? Check your trees

Enter the number from your certificate or order email.

Questions about agroforestry

What is agroforestry?

Growing trees on farmland together with crops, so the same land produces food, fruit, timber and environmental benefits.

How does agroforestry help farmers?

Trees add income from fruit and timber alongside regular crops. Our farmers can earn up to 3× more than with conventional two-crop farming.

Which trees are planted?

Fruit and timber species chosen for the region's climate and soil, agreed with the farmers.

Does agroforestry count as CSR?

Yes. Schedule VII item (iv) of the Companies Act, 2013 lists agroforestry.

Who owns the trees?

The trees are on the farmer's land and plots are mapped in the farmer's name.

Other programmes

Agroforestry across India

More guides and local pages for this programme.

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Guides to read

Background reading from our blog, picked for this topic.

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Questions people ask

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Planning a plantation or sustainability project?

Tree plantation, Miyawaki forests, agroforestry, mangroves, lake restoration and biochar: planted, tracked and reported.

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400+ corporate clients
85% verified survival
14 states across India
100 crore trees by 2030 (goal)