Action for Agricultural Renewal in Maharashtra

50 Years of Advancement in Rural Development

Organizational Structure

Being an association of NGOs in the State, the membership of AFARM can be opted by NGOs working in the rural areas of the Maharashtra State fulfilling the laid down membership criteria. The present strength of Institutional members is 113.

The Executive Committee is elected from the General body members, after every five years. The policies drawn by the General body are executed by the Executive committee through the different line departments under the Leadership of the Executive Director.





Name Position Gender Educational Background Representating Organisation Area of Specialization
Dr. Venkat Mayande Chairperson Male B.Sc. ( Agri), B.Sc. (Agril. Engg) M.Tech & Ph.D. (Agri Engineering) Community Action for Rural Development (CARD), Amaravati Agriculture & Agricultural Engineering
Dr. Madhukar N. Gumble Vice - Chairperson Female Diploma in Homeopathy and Biochemcial Apeksha Homoeo Society, Amaravati Child Rights, Single Women, Community Health
Dr. Sudha Kothari Treasurer Female B.COM, M.S.W, Ph.D. in sociology Chaitanya, Pune Women’s empowerment, community based institutional development , networking,
Shri. Hanumant P. Deshmukh Secretary Male B.A.. M.S.W. Yuva Gram Vikas Mandal, Beed Social Workers.
Dr. Kishor M. Moghe Member Male M.D. Homeopathy Gramin Samassya Mukti Trust, Yavatamal • Natural Resource Management - Land, Water, Forests and Agriculture.
• Rural Governance, PRI, and Tribal Self Rule.
• Policy Advocacy with state and other authorities.
• Expertise in child rights and quality education.
• Training, capacity building and Process facilitation, Project Evaluation.
• Networking, alliance building and partnership development.
• Organizational Management Systems. Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Project reviews, assessment, and evaluation
Mr. Lalasaheb Ramchandra Agale Member Male M.Com, B. Ed Marathwada Navanirman Lokayat (Manavlok), Beed Watershed Development, Sustainable Agriculture
Mr. Adinath Tukaram Ombale Member Male B.com Shramik Janta Vikas Sanstha Agriculture
Shri. Santosh Mahadev Raut Member Male Abhinav Bharat Samaj Seva Mandal, Satara, Solapur
Shri. Shahaji Umaji Gadhire Member Male Astitva Samajik Vikas va Sanshodhan Sanstha, Solapur
Dr. Girija Godbole Member Female Jeevan Sanstha, Pune
Mrs.Rohini Shrikrishna Karmudi Member Female B.Com Honorary Member, Pune Administration & Finance