Milestones
1994: The Hare Krishna Nature Farm is established at Mahadevapura, in Mandya district, about 25km from Mysore. This was the learning field for the founders to take the work forward
1998 : Concept shop, Organic Lifestyle, opened in Bangalore and Mysore, selling organic products under the brand name, ‘Dharani’ (Mother Earth).
1999: Initiative made to popularize organic products like vanilla, black pepper and sugar and market the organic products to create awareness of poison free food in the international market.
2001: Eco-Agri Research Foundation Trust, a non-profit organization, established as a Charitable Trust, registered under the Charitable Trust Act with a registered office in Mysore
2002: Expanded the field extension work for training farmers in the basics of sustainable agriculture and started to provide 100 % subsidized International standard farm certification program to support farmers.
2004 : Fairtrade Certification and Organic Certification programme for Vanilla Projects launched with South Canara Vanilla Small Farmers Association, North Canara Vanilla Small Farmers Association, Malnad Vanilla Small Farmers Association and Western Ghats Vanilla Farmers Association as beneficiaries
2005 : Introducing Royal Indian Vanilla in the international market. Vanilla contributes considerably to the social and economic empowerment of rural women in India
2006: Launch of BASIL Academy for training farmers, field technicians and audit inspectors
2009: Separated the marketing wing to another entity and EARF totally dedicated in Charitable activities in the field of sustainable agriculture for providing support to the farmers for their all-round benefit.
2018: We have actively expanded into Northeast India, with a strong focus on agarwood cultivation and value addition. Our initiatives in the region include:
- Training farmers and rural communities in sustainable agarwood cultivation, harvesting, and agroforestry techniques.
- Setting up model farms to demonstrate best practices in processing and value addition.
- Developing market linkages to help small growers connect directly with buyers.
- Providing technical and skill-based support to rural entrepreneurs in agarwood-based businesses.
- Advocating for policy support to facilitate a structured and sustainable approach to agarwood sector development.
Our work is deeply rooted in community-driven rural development, ensuring that traditional knowledge, local skills, and environmental sustainability are at the core of all our initiatives. Through our efforts, we aim to empower rural populations, promote sustainable agroforestry, and drive social entrepreneurship, fostering long-term economic and ecological balance.
Support us
We welcome the world community to liberally contribute to make a change in the way we deal of our natural resources, the Land, Water, Biodiversity and the Environment. Through this you also contribute to better the life of a rural farmer and encourage him.
You will also support the process of converting the way agriculture is done from the chemical farming system to a natural and organic way.
