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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.

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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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 page. (Sample pins until real project coordinates are loaded.)

Featured sites

Sample site Bengaluru, Karnataka Sample site Mumbai, Maharashtra Sample site Pune, Maharashtra

12 project sites on the map

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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

Programmes we have run

How companies planted with us, and what they got.

From the field

Planting, care and growth on CSR sites. (Stand-in photos until project photos are added.)

Transparency

Check any tree we planted for you

Every tree in a CSR programme 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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Planning a CSR, Net Zero or ESG plantation?

We plan, plant, geo-tag and report every tree, with survival you can verify.

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