Sri Parimi Viswanadha

Founder

Founder of VIKASA

Sri Parimi Viswanadha is the founder of VIKASA (1986)[1], an Indian non-profit working on rural & agriculture and livelihood from Visakhapatnam.

VIKASA

VIKASA has worked with poor and marginalised communities in Andhra Pradesh since 1986, implementing 36 projects with donors ranging from NABARD to Oxfam. Based in Visakhapatnam, it centres on natural resource management and millet farming, building a circular economy through farmer producer companies and a mutually aided thrift cooperative that give farmers marketing, credit and a share of profits.

VIKASA reports the following, on its own site:

VIKASA is a four decades young registered society with its head Quarters in Visakhapatnam and working with around 6000 families in two Districts (Alluri Seetharama Raju District and Anakapalli District)in Andhra Pradesh.
36 Projects Completed
5400 Farmers Empowered
5 Farmer Producer Companies