Ashok Sansthan is an NGO working for the past 28 years in India's one of the most backward area of Uttar Pradesh. Ashok Sansthan is dedicated to reduce rural poverty, increasing food security and improving health and nutrition and ensuring more sustainable management of natural resources. We are closely working with CGIAR-IRRI on increasing the rice productivity. We are also working with CGIAR-ILRI to start to launch a m-kisan project in India to promote ICT based services in rural India. We are also working with Biovarsity International to promote biodiversity.