Agriculture

We consume about 14 grams of pesticide in a day. Organic food costs less to produce and hence increases the farmer’s profit.

Under a state government initiated project in 2009, over 59,000 acres (24,000 hectares) of barren fields have been transformed into stretches of green, productive pastures.

The ‘National Agriculture Market’ or NAM scheme was launched as a portal last year with the goal of formulating a unified national market for agricultural commodities by integrating Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees or APMCs across states in India.

With the help of the GREEN Foundation and Mindtree,these women farmers launched Janadhanya - a website to sell seeds online.

Meet Pramod Gautam - a former automobile engineer who switched to farming (of all things) in 2006 and after implementing a radically different method of cultivation, while also helping other farmers grow as well.

Shweta has also started training sessions at her farm for anyone who wishes to start a goat farm.

Manohar Tarkunde planted over ten lakh neem, Gulmohar, teak and sandalwood trees after studying the biodiversity of the area, of which seven lakh survived.

Equipping themselves with smart farming techniques and marketing skills, these women are earning profits from ₹13,000 to 15,000 season-on-season.

Considered one of Carson’s most exceptional and groundbreaking books that marked a new public awareness about the use of chemical pesticides, especially DDT, Silent Spring was published on September 27, 1962.

Authorities are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NGO Mee Mumbai Abhiyan-Abhiman, which also runs Namo Yuva Rozgar Kendra, to deliver farm produce in Mumbai.