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ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24                                                                   TRANSFORM RURAL INDIA


          TRI is engaged intensively in three states             planning tools in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
          further mentioned in the report on landscape           facilitated more accurate and effective
 Solution Sector   Program   Objective  States  District  Restoration and improving government   landscape management plans. In Maharashtra,
          planning and allocation systems to increase            the use of Kobo Forms helped in collecting
          demand and convergence of other                        extensive community demands, showcasing an
 Demonstrating   This initiative aims at   Chhattisgarh
 Sustainable water   creating a scalable   5 Districts  departments for restoring land, people and   innovative approach to participatory planning.
 Water Security  security models   model for addressing   nature. The core focus of the engagement in
 through NREGA   livelihoods for the poor   the last year was on MGNREGA.   In the Carbon Financing solution sector, the
 and NRLM   by ensuring water
 Convergence  security. The proposed   •  Increased Demand in Labour Budget   Intellecap -TRI- Rabobank program in
 project aims at   Planning for NRM: In Madhya Pradesh,          Jharkhand aims to ensure the survival and
 facilitating government                                         maintenance of fruit tree and agro-forestry
 investments to   collaboration with WRI led to the              plantations established under the Birsa Harit
 significantly improve   development of VPRP , generating demand
 ground water and   for over 24,629 landscape restoration works   Gram Yojana (BHGY) by connecting them to the
 community wellbeing +   and securing a budget of INR 145 Crore   global carbon market. This initiative is designed
 goals                                                           to provide additional income to the smallholder
            focused on NRM. Chhattisgarh and
            Maharashtra also saw significant budget               farmers of Jharkhand without requiring any
 Restoring Land   This initiative aims to   Madhya   submissions for landscape restoration,   investment from them or the government. By
 Carbon   and Prosperity for   create scalable models   Pradesh,   leveraging carbon credits, the program
 Sequestration/  People, Nature,   for addressing   Chhattisgarh   3 Districts  approximately 293 Crores of plans in   supports environmental sustainability and
 Landscape   and Climate in   landscape restoration   and   Maharashtra and 64 Crores in Chhattisgarh,
 Restoration   Central India  challenges in central   Maharashtra   reflecting an improved planning process and   enhances the economic stability of local
 India through facilitating   enhanced demand at the district level for   farmers by ensuring they receive fair
 convergence with   climate actions.                             compensation for their contributions to carbon
 public systems like                                             sequestration, ultimately fostering a
 MGNREGA  •  Convergence with Government                         sustainable agricultural environment in the
            Departments: TRI has established                     region. The objective is to integrate 100,000
 The Green Switch   To provide electricity to   Jharkhand   convergence frameworks with multiple   smallholder farmers, who are also MGNREGA
 initiative   unelectrified homes and   Simdega  departments like MGNREGA, Tribal,   workers, with the global carbon markets,
 Clean Energy   community spaces   Agriculture, and Forest departments across
 through renewable                                               enabling them to benefit from carbon credits
 energy by adopting a   the states. These frameworks support the   for a period of 20 years. In addition to
 community ownership   resource envelope needed to back the      harvesting mangoes, these farmers will also
 model      landscape restoration plans and are pivotal          generate revenue through the accumulation
            in the integrated approach to sustainable            and sale of carbon credits. This strategy aims to
            landscape management.                                provide a dual income stream, enhancing the
 Facilitating   The objective is to   Jharkhand
 carbon finance to   integrate 100,000   •  Demonstration and Scaling of Projects: TRI   economic sustainability of their agricultural
 Carbon   the smallholder   smallholder farmers,   All Districts  has set up demonstration sites in key   practices
 Financing   farmer of   who are also MGNREGA   districts of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and
 Jharkhand  workers, with the global                             TRI is forging new partnerships in the climate
 carbon markets,   Madhya Pradesh, showcasing effective
 enabling them to   decentralized planning and watershed         sector and linking agriculture, technology, and
 benefit from carbon   management. These demonstrations are       clean energy in India. Collaborating with the
 credits for a period of   planned to be scaled up in the following   India Climate Collaborative and joining the India
 20 years. In addition to                                        Agri Voltaic Alliance (IAA), TRI supports building
 harvesting mangoes,   financial year, potentially enhancing
 these farmers will also   landscape restoration efforts across broader   scalable agri-photovoltaic models for small
 generate revenue   areas. In Madhya Pradesh, the efforts are     and marginalized farmers. Leveraging its
 through the   already getting results as the MPGEC has          extensive experience in rural sectors and
 accumulation and sale                                           integrative technology solutions, TRI is
 of carbon credits. This   asked to submit plans to take up similar
 strategy aims to provide   effort to 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh.  establishing a learning network for women
 a dual income stream,                                           farmers to connect with ecosystem service
 enhancing the   In the climate action programs of TRI,          providers. The focus is on using public
 economic sustainability
 of their agricultural   specifically in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and   investments to pilot agri-photovoltaic systems
 practices  Maharashtra various technology introduction          tailored to the grassroots needs of small and
          are done to improve the efficiency of the                marginalized women farmers.
          programs. The introduction of GIS-based



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