Initially the institute was mainly engaged in Animal husbandry, Artisan training and variety of rural support activities such as Social Forestry, the promotion of Smokeless Chulhas, Biogas, Solar Energy, Gasifires, Compost improvement, Sanitation and Indira Avas Yojana.
In 1987, Kutch faced famine when it received only 3 mm of rainfall and thousands of cattle died. VRTI played a significant role in arranging cattle camps and fodder distribution. At this time, crores of rupees donation was received from Kutchhies settled in Mumbai to alleviate famine and related programmes. These severe droughts initiated long-term thinking among the trustees of VRTI on the range of problems facing Kutch and they thought that if the growing water problem could be solved, associate problems would disappear by themselves. Development of adequate water supplies that can be stored for use in times of shortage is an essential prerequisite for any long-term solution to the problems associated with drought.
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