5fields
Abandoned paddy fields adopted
The foundation has adopted five abandoned paddy fields for restoration and productive use.
Confirmed by the foundation
Section 8 non-profit · Hapoli, Arunachal Pradesh
Preserving heritage. Reviving fields. Empowering communities.
We are bringing abandoned Apatani paddy fields back to life — reviving the traditional paddy-cum-fish system, encouraging a second crop and working shoulder to shoulder with the community.
To preserve indigenous heritage, revive traditional agricultural practices, restore abandoned paddy fields, and promote sustainable livelihoods through community participation and innovative agricultural initiatives.
Our mission
Who we are
Rooted in the valley, working for its future
Heritage Care Foundation is a non-profit organisation established to preserve traditional heritage, promote sustainable agriculture and support community development in Arunachal Pradesh.
Our primary focus is reviving the traditional Apatani paddy-cum-fish cultivation system, restoring abandoned paddy fields and encouraging double cropping to strengthen rural livelihoods and food security.
- Incorporated
- 13 July 2026
- Registered as
- Section 8 Company
- Registered office
- Hapoli, Lower Subansiri
Verified impact
What has already happened on the ground
We publish only the milestones the foundation has confirmed. More figures will follow as each season’s work is verified.
13 Jul 2026
Registered as a Section 8 company
Incorporated on 13 July 2026 as a non-profit Section 8 company in Arunachal Pradesh.
Milestone
Foundation office inaugurated
The foundation’s office was formally inaugurated in Hapoli.
Our work
Six ways we care for the land and its people
Each project grows out of one belief: the knowledge that shaped these fields can feed the valley again.
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01 Field restoration
Revival of Abandoned Paddy Fields
We have adopted five abandoned paddy fields and are restoring them for productive use, together with volunteers and local families.
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02 Heritage agriculture
Traditional Paddy-Cum-Fish Cultivation
Reviving and promoting the traditional Apatani agricultural system, in which rice and fish are raised in the same flooded fields.
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03 Productivity
Double Cropping Initiative
Working towards increasing agricultural productivity through additional cropping opportunities on the same land.
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04 Community
Community Participation
Mobilising volunteers and local communities for field restoration and social service.
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05 Farmer support
Agricultural Support
Promoting improved farming practices and seeking essential agricultural equipment and infrastructure.
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06 Heritage
Cultural Heritage Preservation
Protecting indigenous knowledge and traditional practices for future generations.
Read moreThe Apatani way
One field, rice and fish together
In the traditional Apatani paddy-cum-fish system, fish are raised in the same flooded terraces that grow rice — one carefully kept plot providing both grain and fish for the household.
When fields fall out of use, this knowledge fades with them. By restoring abandoned plots and farming them the traditional way, we keep the practice alive in the place it belongs, and pass it on to the next generation.
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Water
Fields stay flooded through the growing season, as they have for generations.
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Rice
Seedlings are planted by hand in restored, levelled plots.
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Fish
Fish are raised alongside the crop in the same water.
From the field
Photographs from our work
Real moments from restoration days, meetings and community gatherings.
Join the work
Every restored field begins with people who show up
Our restoration days bring together volunteers and local families to clear, level and replant fields that have stood idle for years. No experience is needed — only willing hands and a little time.
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Field restorationClearing weeds, repairing bunds and preparing plots for planting.
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Social serviceCommunity work days alongside local families and elders.
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Sharing knowledgeLearning traditional practices from the farmers who keep them.
Support our mission
Help a field grow again
Money is only one way to help. Time, tools and a good word all move the work forward.
Give
Support restoration work and the agricultural needs of adopted fields.
Ways to giveVolunteer
Join a restoration day and work alongside the community.
Register interestLend equipment
Help us obtain essential agricultural equipment and infrastructure.
Offer supportSpread the word
Tell friends and family about the revival of Apatani paddy fields.
Talk to usTransparency
A registered, accountable organisation
Heritage Care Foundation is incorporated as a Section 8 company under the Companies Act, 2013.
Registration & documents- Registered name
- Heritage Care Foundation
- Type
- Section 8 Company (Non-Profit Organisation)
- Incorporated
- 13 July 2026
- CIN
- U88900AR2026NPL014439
- Section 8 Licence No.
- 188358
- Registered office
- Near Govt. Higher Secondary School, Hapoli, Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh – 791120
Come and see the fields
Visit, call or write to us
Our registered office is near Govt. Higher Secondary School, Hapoli. We would be glad to hear from you.