{For a Peaceful Green World} Green Circle

 Plantation of fruit trees
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Date: 1995

Activities undertaken:
  • Guava trees planted on GCO site on an area of one acre
  • Distributed free of cost initially, later people told to dig out the plant and take it themselves, and lastly sold for Re. 1 per plant

Cost of Project: Total cost = Rs.100,000
Operating:Total cost = Rs.50,000
Funding source: GCO’s initiative undertaken through the organization’s resources

Benefits accrued:

  • Guava fruit is cheap and good for stomach ailments. The tree grows readily even where the sub-soil water is not of good quality. As a result of this initiative almost every household of the community now has a guava tree the fruit of which is available to them

  • 1 |2 |3 |4 |5 |6 |7 | 8
plants