Organization is founded by two young agro entrepreneurs
Ravi S. Kelkar (M. (Ag.) Plant breeding & M.B.A.) Ajit S. Kelkar (M. (Ag.), Agronomy, Gold medalist)
After completion of their studies both the brothers decided to work for farmers. They visited many villages and interacted with large no. of farmers to understand the present Agricultural conditions. They could realize this bitte
r fact that majority of Indian farmers are heavily indebted. After accounting of agriculture income, it was noticed that the cost benefit ratio of farming is very poor. The fertility of soil is going down every year and other problems of pest and diseases are increasing. The farming community has become totally dependent on others. In most of the villages farmers are fed up with the profession of agriculture, which has resulted in migration of agrarian people to urban areas for other occupations thus creating a burden on the stressed urban sector and simultaneously creating a labor shortage in agriculture. Other side of the problem is breaking of communication between the knowledge centers and farmers. Most of the farmers are dependent on Krishi Seva Kendras(Agri.input centres) for basic agriculture knowledge. It was realized that there is strong and immediate need of organization, which will bridge the gap between farmers and knowledge centers and promote technology, which is eco friendly, economic and employment generating to bring self-sufficiency in rural India. Thus Abhinav AHRDO was set up in the year 1999-2000 with the sole aim to develop the human resources of agricultural field to promote Sustainable agriculture technologies
