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'''Abhinav Farmers Club''' is a national award-winning group farming initiative located in [[Mulshi taluka]], of [[Pune district]] of [[Maharashtra]] a state in India. The club started with 850 farmers in Maharashtra cultivating about 143 [[hectare]]s of land. It was conceptualised by [[NABARD]], in April 2012, the club had 4,600 members belonging to the states of Maharashtra, [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="ET-20120418">{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-18/news/31361476_1_polyhouse-exotic-vegetables-land-rates|title=Polyhouse farming takes root in Pimpri-Chinchwad|last=Kulkarni|first=Prachee|date=2012-04-18|work=Economic Times|access-date=23 November 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> The club was set up in 2004.<ref name="BS`20121217">{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/pune-farmers-join-hands-to-improve-earnings/12/16/343422/|title= Pune farmers join hands to improve earnings|last=Godbole|first=Pravada |date=2008-12-17|work=Business Standard|access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref> It received a national award for its activities in 2008.<ref name="AFC-20121123">{{cite web|url=http://www.abhinavfarmersclub.org/About%20Us.html|title=About us|access-date=23 November 2012|publisher=Abhinav Farmers Club|location=Pune}}</ref><ref name="ctara`20120918">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctara.iitb.ac.in/fieldvisits/2010-11/Talegaon_Sept18-2010.pdf|title=Field trip to HTC, Talegaon and Abhinav Farmers’ Club, Hinjewadi Pune|date=2010-09-18|publisher=Centre for Technology Alternatives in Rural Areas|access-date=23 November 2012|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808012243/http://www.ctara.iitb.ac.in/fieldvisits/2010-11/Talegaon_Sept18-2010.pdf#|archive-date=2016-08-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Club was started by [[Dnyaneshwar Bodke]],<ref name="Rediff-20121227">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-rags-to-riches-story-of-a-farmer/20101227.htm|title=The inspiring, rags-to-riches story of a farmer |date=2012-12-27|work=Rediff Business|access-date=24 November 2012|location=Mumbai}}</ref> who is its chief volunteer.<ref name="IE-20120720">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vegetables-rice-make-a-direct-entry-from-farms-to-households/491414/0|title=Vegetables, rice make a direct entry from farms to households|last=Raghavan|first=Ranjani|date=2012-07-20|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=23 November 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref> The club grows flowers and organic vegetables in [[polytunnel|polyhouses]], it sells its produce to retail outlets in [[Mumbai]] and [[New Delhi]].<ref name="LM-20120517">{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fW2Pw8ziSw8mFsElM8AEnM/Planting-the-seeds-of-prosperity.html|title=Planting the seeds of prosperity|last=Bhattacharyya |first=Pramit|date=2012-05-17|work=Live Mint and The Wall Street Journal|access-date=23 November 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref name="NHM-20121124">{{cite web|url=http://nhm.nic.in/Planting-the-seeds-of-prosperity.pdf |title=Planting the seeds of prosperity |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Pramit |publisher=National Horticulture Mission |access-date=24 November 2012 |location=New Delhi }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During [[Covid-19 pandemic in India]] they used extensively the Locacart app for seamless delivery of vegetables and fruits thorough e-commerce, developed by IIT Mumbai.<ref name= "Loksatta- 20170921">{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/pune-news/abhinav-farmers-club-pune-supply-fresh-vegetables-supply-organic-product-1554618/|title=ब्रॅण्ड पुणे : सात हजारांहून अधिक घरांत ‘अभिनव’ची भाजी|date=21 September 2017|website=Loksatta.com|access-date=17 April 2021}}</ref>

It is assisting over 150 households in the city of [[Pune]] to grow their own vegetables on vegetable patches in balconies and terraces of flats and in pots.<ref name="IE-20091214">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/to-cut-down-daily-budget-city-residents-take-to-growing-vegetables/553889/0|title=To cut down daily budget, city residents take to growing vegetables|last=Raghavan|first=Ranjane|date=2009-12-14|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=23 November 2012|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Agriculture in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Pune district]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Agricultural organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2004]]
[[Category:2004 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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