The Green-Ag project is designed to achieve multiple global environmental benefits in at least 1.8 million hectares (ha) of land in five landscapes, with mixed land-use systems.
It aims to bring at least 104,070 ha of farms under sustainable land and water management.
The project will also ensure 49 million Carbon dioxide equivalent (Co2 eq) sequestered or reduced through sustainable land use and agricultural practices.
The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility, while the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation, and Farmer’s Welfare (DAC &FW) is the national executing agency.
Other key players involved in its implementation are the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the environment Ministry (MoEF & CC).
The project has been launched in high conservation-value landscapes of five states namely.
