ASA becomes part of the Global Coalition “Regenerative Production Landscape Collaborative” to introduce new-age water conservation and agricultural practices that are climate resilient and enable sustainable and green growth.

ASA expands its operations to Odisha, Uttar Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Gujarat

ASA develops its third strategic plan for the next 5 years.

ASA and ASA-promoted FPOs receive several national and regional accolades and rewards from government & non-government organizations.

ASA starts digitization of its administrative functions and programs. ASA has become one of the most digitised NGOs and makes its operations systemic and handy.

ASA starts its organic program as a part of RCI, with a focus on cotton.

• ASA develops its sustainable agriculture development code “Responsible Crop Initiative (RCI)” popularly known as “Jimmedar Kheti”, which is a third-party validated program.
• Director ASA became a member of the Agriculture Technology Council of the Government of India. 

ASA expands its operations in Chhattisgarh.

• Ashis Mondal, director of ASA, gets nominated to the National Advisory Council (NAC).
• His contribution led to the formulation of national policy & implementation guidelines for FPO, in which ASA’s FPO manual was published verbatim. 
• He also contributed to the formulation of the National Agroforestry Policy, published in 2014.

ASA expands its operations in Bihar & Jharkhand.

Director ASA becomes a member of the global crop sustainability platform, called ‘Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS)’ and continues for 6 years.

• ASA publishes its first producers’ manual on FPO
• ASA-promoted FPOs starts getting visibility and the model becomes an inspiration for many development groups.

ASA is adjudged as the best mid-level NGO by Nand and Jeet Khemka Foundation and Resource Alliance.

ASA sets up MFI with comprehensive policy guidelines and operational manuals.

The Board of Trustees approves setting up of Micro Finance Institute as a sister initiative of ASA.

Horizontal expansion of ASA’s CBNRM portfolio begins with the initiation of Participatory Irrigation Management projects in MP.

• The World Bank awards ASA action research projects on Participatory Monitoring and Learning in three World Bank-funded projects in MP.
• PaniYatra organized by CSE visits ASA’s watershed project to learn about community efforts in water conservation.
• Aga Khan Foundation’s impact evaluation recognises ASA as one of the best-performing NGOs.

• Down to Earth features ASA’s drought-proofing measures in “Saga of Successful People-Centric Efforts.”
• The pilot federation-based microfinance approach was initiated in Jhabua district.

Aga Khan Foundation engages ASA for institutional capacity building and technical support in its existing NRM projects.

• ASA becomes a legal entity as a Society, with its Head Office in Dahod, Gujarat.
• ASA starts implementing its first watershed projects in 7 villages in Jhabua district, MP with support from DRDA.

An informal group of development professionals come together as ASA.