• Beekeeping
  The Foundation imparted Training Program on Beekeeping and subsequently, provided microfinance loan to the tune of Rs.21.48 mn and 18,035 boxes with colonies to start beekeeping activity. Bharatpur is currently known as one of the largest honey producing districts touching 1200 tons of honey per year and employing more than 3250 youth and farmers. This is an outcome of the Beekeeping initiative rolled out by LHWRF in early 1980’s.
• Soil Reclamation
  The Soil Reclamation Program in Bharatpur district is another significant program introduced by the Foundation. This program has changed 5987 hectares of unproductive land to productive through 5000 MT gypsum treatment. Taking inspiration from our program, the Rajasthan Government has announced a state-wide subsidy of 50% for soil reclamation in the state of Rajasthan.

Animal Husbandry

• Fisheries/Aquaculture
  There are 3157 panchayat ponds in Bharatpur district villages. The program of desilting of ponds has helped in water conservation and digging of new ponds. At present about 200 tons of fish is being produced providing an income of Rs.70 lakh, which is likely to be increased to Rs.10 mn in the next two years.
• Breed improvement
  A loan of about Rs.19 Cr was disbursed to the farmers to purchase 11494 buffaloes for breed improvement. To improve the breed, 19 Artificial Insemination centers were opened and 230 murrah bulls were provided to BPL families costing around Rs.40 lakh. Animal husbandry program was replicated on a larger scale by the Government of Rajasthan by preparing and submitting a pilot project with a total outlay of Rs.12.5 Cr to the Central Government for alleviating poverty of 13,000 BPL families. Government of India has sanctioned the project.
• Milk Marketing
  Besides providing milk production enhancement methods LHWRF also created new channels of marketing for the community in order to bring out the desired impact. The Foundation established 220 milk collection centers. This initiative helped in proper milk marketing channels, which helped the village women to sell milk in their own villages, and also paved way to set up 6 milk chilling plants of 2000 litre capacity in partnership with Mother Dairy.

Rural Industries

• Skill Upgradation & Vocational Training
  The Foundation has identified 98 vocational trades, of which 23 trades were identified as potential trades for employment and imparted training to 17221 youth.
• Micro Finance
  In order to provide the rural people with an alternate credit arrangement, a loan of Rs.776 lakhs from SIDBI and RMK helped 2406 youth in starting their own enterprise for setting up 9949 units thereby providing employment to 14,675 people.

Rural Industrialization Program
Through a single project “Rural Industrialization Project” supported by SIDBI in two phases, an amount of Rs. 68.4 mn was mobilized, which helped providing employment to 2655 youth by establishing 885 units in Bharatpur and Karauli districts.

Technology Infusion
The noteworthy initiative of technology infusion resulted in considerable reduction in fuel consumption by 30% and income raised to 20%. Life expectancy of the artisans has also increased from 40 years to normal and new generation is coming forward to take up this artisanship. Due to this intervention, life expectancy of artisans engaged in bangle making increased from 40 years to normal and new generation has come forward to take up various artisanship, which is on the verge of extinction.