Paderu is a jurisdiction block in Vishakhapatnam district of AP and is located in the lush green area of the Eastern Ghats hills range in India. Nearly, 73% of land area in Paderu block is under forest land followed by agricultural land (20.2%), plantations (2.5%) and built up land covers only 2.1%. The soils are mainly red sandy loams and light to medium in texture. It falls under the agro-climatic zone of high altitude. The normal annual rainfall is 1252 mm and mean annual temperature varies from 24 °C to 35 °C providing ideal climatic zones for production of coffee and spices such as black pepper and turmeric as well as a number of horticulture crops. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood of the people living in this area and they practice shifting cultivation on hill slopes.&nbsp; Majority of the rural population in Paderu is tribal and constitutes of smallholder farmers with landholding of less than 1 Ha. 
 
Paderu compact&nbsp; 
Currently the process of outreach to key stakeholders such as Farmer groups , local administration and government, local civil society organizations (CSO) and private sector participants is being carried out. The Compact and vision will be finalized later this year.&nbsp;The vision will be based on key thematic areas such as: Better Income through sustainable market linkages and fair prices for the participating famers; Better environment through adoption of sustainable and natural farming practice.