About ASORD
Established in 1995, Agrocrats Society for Rural Development is a non-governmental professional body focused on implementing technological and socio-economic solutions for rural prosperity.
Sustainable Agriculture
Promoting integration of indigenous traditional knowledge with modern farming techniques to achieve crop yield stability and soil health preservation.
Water Conservation
Implementing large-scale soil and water conservation projects like percolation ponds, bunding, and check dams through participatory rural appraisal (PRA).
Livelihood & SHGs
Establishing self-help groups (SHGs) and linking them to credit facilities, enabling rural women to generate secondary incomes through handcrafts and farm value additions.
Ongoing Projects
Our current field programs focus on environmental stability, crop enhancement, and local capacity building across multiple districts of Chhattisgarh.
Active Phase
BRLF & Axis Bank Foundation: High Impact Mega Watershed Project 2.0 (Gariyaband)
Active Phase
NABARD: Integrated Watershed Project (Kanchanpur Cluster, Bilaspur)
Active Phase
APF Supported Project
Completed Projects
Over the past three decades, ASORD has successfully delivered scale-driven rural development projects in collaboration with NABARD, BRLF, and state agencies.
Capacity Building for Adoption of Technology
Capacity Building for Adoption of Technology
Farmer’s Interest Groups
25 nos Farmers Interest Groups comprising of 250 farmers of Takhatpur block from 10 villages had a common vision to improve rural livelihood by upward integration of their institutions with agribusiness trade and industry. Our efforts in the direction of forming Farmer’s Interest Groups with the support from Ministry Of Corporate Affairs and Agriculture Department […]
Fluorosis Mitigation through Community Mobilization
The project was supported by UNICEF from May 2016 to April 2018 to conduct orientation sessions in the Gram Panchayat on fluorides with a target group of Panchayat Standing committee, Anganwadi workers, Mitanins, SHG members and village shakcharta preraks. The project was implemented in 115 GPs of 16 Districts of Chhattisgarh namely Balrampur, Bastar, Bilaspur, […]
Our Team
ASORD comprises agricultural scientists, water engineers, management graduates, and social workers committed to grassroots changes.
Dhirendra Mishra
PresidentA visionary with over 30 years of experience planning tribal development programs and executing national watershed schemes.
Bhumika Gupta
Vice PresidentMrs. Bhumika Gupta is a lawyer by training with a diploma in human rights. After practicing law for 5 years, she found her passion for teaching and has been dedicated to community education and social development for over 12 years.
Rajnish Gupta
SecretarySpearheading women empowerment initiatives, tribal self-help group setups, and coordinating handicraft marketing grids.
Chandrakant Chandravanshi
TreasurerAn Entomologist who specialises in biopesticides, rural development, and organic farming, Mr. Chandravanshi has over 23 years of experience in the developmental sector.
What Partners & Farmers Say
Real stories of change from community leaders and government representatives working hand-in-hand with ASORD.
The SHG training program changed how our village women approach finance. We started a collective vermi-compost manufacturing and bio-pesticide unit. Now, we supply organic fertilizers block-wide.
Smt. Phoolbai Netam
Before ASORD introduced the watershed systems, our wells would dry up by early March. Now, the boulder checks have recharged our groundwater. We can successfully cultivate a second crop of wheat and mustard.
Ramesh Mandavi
Photo Gallery
Explore photographs of our watershed construction, organic farm trials, field-level workshops, and rural community meetings.
Videos & Documentaries
Watch field documentaries demonstrating watershed construction, sustainable farming trials, and success stories of tribal beneficiaries.
A Short Documentary film made on “Jaivik Kheti”
High Impact Mega Watershed Project
Contact Us
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