India is known for its diverse flora and fauna comprising of a variety of crops, livestock and plant genetic resources which are being maintained and conserved by farmers, tribal, and community groups who are traditionally dependent on these resources for their livelihood and survival. Some of these valuable genetic types are however under serious threat of extinction.

Community-led Agrobiodiversity conservation, management and revival of local bio-resources, in-situ and ex-situ conservation and documentation of indigenous traditional knowledge are the components of the Programme in diverse agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra covering 142 villages of 9 clusters of 9 districts (Ahmednagar, Gadchiroli, Nanded, Nandurbar, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Wardha and Sindhudurg).

The programme has also been introduced in Dangs and Valsad, Gujarat and Sambalpur, Odisha with the support of Bioversity International and at Champawat, Uttarakhand with the support of NABARD.