Nestham is a micro level Organisation Registered at Guntur and operates in Andhra Pradesh and

Telangana, Exclusively for Agriculture and Allied sector for Sustainable growth among the Rural
Farming Communities, It is Associated with NABARD,ATMA and Agriculture and Allied Agriculture
Departments, Krishi Vignyan Kendra’s, Agriculture Research Stations, Universities, ICAR Institutions.
Over a period of time, it strived to enhance the farmers produce at the same time helped improve
lifestyles of the farming community. Spreading awareness and enlightening the farmers to also grow
cash crops, hasset in a tremendous growth. It not only enhanced farming output but also assisted in
marketing linkages to the farmers in an innovative holistic approach, resulting in overall growth of the
farming community.

They are completing the projects successfully from the 2011 to till date with the support of NABARD.
Totally till now they have completed with 32 projects in different districts namely Krishna, Nalgonda,
West Godavari, East Godavari and Guntur. Majority of the activities was done in Krishna District with
the support of NABARD and few of them with the help of ATMA.

Initially they have started with the project of Farmers Club Formation with the supporting agency of
NABARD and it is promoted with the 250 farmers clubs in 250 villages.FC are working for the forward
and backward linkages.

In 2015 they started Sri Vigneswara, Surya Sai FPO’s related to the Banana and in that related year they
also started Red Chilly FPO names as Baji Baba, started vegetables FPO in chinaogirala names as
Chinaogirala FPO and, they also started Koduru FPO for Mango crop.

Now NESTHAM NGO are trying to educated and support the farmers by giving COSMETIC PAPER
to the farmers and are planning to start a new methodology for mango crop to control the minimal
damage and helps in growth size of mango with the help of COSMETIC PAPER.so that the farmers
can protect the mango crop by the rain, worms and dust. So, the farmers can get the good amount of the
crop.
Nestham NGO is providing financial service to the farmers especially small and marginal farmers for
the working capital. The last financial year, the Nestham distributed rs.50 million to 2500 farmers
especially for the agriculture, horticulture, dairy entrepreneurship development activities. The program
is implementing with support of Samunnati and Nabkisan in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The following is the projects they have started from 2011 to till now
S.No. Title of the project Area Supporting Impact
Agency
1 Farmers Krishna NABARD Promoted 250 farmers clubs in 250
Club Formation
Villages. FC are working for the
forward and Backward linkages
2 Pasurakshak Krishna NABARD 80 Young Rural Youth trained in
Training program the Animal Health & Dairy
Management. They got self
Employment and Helping to
farmers
3 Training on Organic Krishna NABARD Introduced organic farming and
Farming farmers are practicing and reduce
the cost of cultivation
4 Improved varieties Krishna NABARD Introduce New package of
and Management practices in different crops
practices in paddy in
ARS,Maruturu
5 Precession farming Krishna NABARD Raised income level and improved
and Management production of the jasmine through
practices and the collective marketing
marketing strategy
in jasmine
cultivation, Tamil
Nadu Agriculture
University
6 Animal Hostel and Krishna NABARD Established Mini Animal Hostile
Dairy Management Concept in Chrukumpalam.
practices in
AKODARA
Village, Gujarat
7 Exposure visit to Krishna NABARD The SHG Women were learn
Tamil Nadu floriculture value addition
Agriculture
University on
Women
empowerment
through the
Floriculture
8 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Promoted protective cultivation
Abhinava farmers
club, PUNA
9 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Farmers adopted Dry Land
CRIDA, Hyderabad cultivation methods and doing
on Dry land farming practices
practices
10 Exposure Visit to Krishna ATMA Improved and adopted New
Payyur Research technology like precession
station, Krishna Giri farming methods
district on
Precession farming
and low cost
technology
practices.
11 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Animal Husbandary Management
KVK, Namakallu, practices and introduced many
Tamil Nadu on new varieites of the seeds
Husbandary
activities.
12 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Improved cultivation practices and
Banana Research introduced new variety of seeds
station, Kavvur
13 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Exposed to the different crops and
Krishi Vasanth varieties and management
2014, Nagpur practices
14 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Exposed to the different crops and
Indian Agriculture varieties and management
Research station, practices.
New Delhi.
15 Exposure visit to Krishna ATMA Exposed to the different crops and
Indian Institute of varieties and management
Horticulture practices
Research Institute,
Banglore on
vegetable
cultivation
16 Exposure visit to Krishna NABARD Exposed to the different crops and
National Banana varieties and management
Research station practices
17 Livestock health Krishna NABARD Exposed to the different breeds of
workers training the animals and learned new
techniques for the production
improvement.
18 Azala cultivation Krishna NABARD Promoted 50 Azala units to the
farmers
19 Promotion of Krishna NABARD Prmoted 5 FPO`s in Krishna
farmers producer’s district and strengthen them as a
organisation growth centers in agriculture and
now they are matured organization
to serve to the farmers.
20 Promotion of Guntur NABARD Promoted 10 farmers clubs in
farmers club Guntur District
21 Conducting Guntur NABARD Conducted financial literacy
financial literacy program to the rural communities
program in 50 for the financial inclusive growth
village
22 Conducting Krishna NABARD Conducted financial literacy
financial literacy program to the rural communities
program in 50 for the financial inclusive growth.
villages
23 Exposure visit to Krishna NABARD Farmers adopted dry land
CRIDA agriculture practices for the safe
cultivation
24 Exposure visit to Nalgonda NABARD Established safe and protective
Nachaluru FPO cultivation through nursery
25 Promotion of High Nalgonda NABARD Established safe and protective
Technology cultivation through nursery
intervention in the
Red chilly
cultivation in
Kallapally village
26 Promotion of Nalgonda NABARD Promoted farmers clubs in
farmers clubs Nalgonda district for the
sustainable agriculture
27 Construction of Krishna NABARD Constructed Pucca collection
marketing center at center for the aggregation and
Chagantipadu marketing
28 Construction of Krishna NABARD Contracted Rrual haart for the
Rural Haart of marketing of the agri produce
Pamidimukkala
29 MEDP Program Krishna NABARD Conducted skill development
training to the SHG Women to
generate income to the families
30 Promotion of Krishna, NABARD Promoting New FPOs in 3 districts
farmers producers West
organisations in 3 Godavari,
districts East
Godavari
districts
31 Construction of Krishna NABARD Constructing rural haat
Rural Haat at
Lakshmipuram
32 Implementation of Krishna NABARD Trained 150 SHG women on the
LEDP to SHG sheep and goat raring practice and
members in sheep supporting them for the units
and Goat Raring establishment.