NABFOUNDATION is the new subsidiary of NABARD set up under Section 8 (Not For Profit) of Companies Act, 2013. The Foundation has been designed as a platform which will network, coordinate and collaborate with other organizations to execute developmental projects. The core activities undertaken by NABFOUNDATION are: • Rural income and livelihood generation • Sustainable agriculture and rural development • Natural resources management • Climate proofing of Indian agriculture • Skilling • Rural off-farm activities • Agri-marketing • Rural innovation • Gender sensitization • Micro finance • Water conservation • Financial inclusion. The foundation will make efforts to leverage technology to cut down costs, stress upon convergence in development planning and aim for collaborative financing from the very inception of project formulation to pursue the above focus areas.