Agriculture

Madhavan left his job at ONGC to become a full-time farmer in 1993.

The Government has earmarked a sum of Rs 20,339 crore for this purpose and the rest of the 5% will be paid to the banks by the government.

A Bengaluru-based startup is creating a one-stop platform for farmers with the aim of empowering them to make agriculture a sustainable business.

The brainchild of Naveen Seri, TruTrade and Organic Thelawala are the brain child of Naveen Seri. These initiatives work for the financial independence of the farmers and push pushcart vendors. They and promoting promote organic and sustainable farming practices, and micro entrepreneurship at the same time.

Harihar Bazaar, a powerful grassroots initiative, is empowering the farmers of Bastar, Chhattisgarh by giving them a stable marketplace and competitive pricing for their produce.

As awareness about the environment spreads, more and more people are turning to organic and agricultural lifestyles. Vivek and Juli Cariappa have been pioneers in organic and sustainable living, and have some words of advice for anybody looking to make the lifestyle switch.

Inspired by Masanobu Fukuoka, MK Kailash Murthy took up natural farming in 1988 and hasn't looked back since.

Farmers of Vedaranayam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu are surviving the current drought by growing diverse crops that suit their soil, despite the failure of the rains and not getting water from the Cauvery River for many years. Sharada Balasubramanian takes a closer look.

“Most farmers here had lost their connection with nature, but now many of them are getting motivated to go the natural way.”

Developed in Bengaluru, the Grow2Share app not only answers gardening and farming queries, but also motivates a growing community of urban gardeners.