Agriculture

Jai Prakash Singh is going back to using traditional agricultural practices to ensure better and higher yields.

In order to help the farmers with better drying methods, Nafeesa Usman also devised a solar dryer prototype of her own design.

Nikhil Sathe, a Junior Technical Expert in beekeeping, talks about his experiences training farmers in beekeeping.

Indian Superheroes, a Coimbatore-based social enterprise that aids organic farmers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, is helping people master the art of farming.

The team aims to work on Himalayan exclusivity, which has received further boost by Sikkim going organic.

Alternative farming patterns or reverting to traditional methods, simple yet extraordinary measures have saved many a village and district from the calamitous clutches of drought and famine.

Saahil worked as a sustainability researcher at TERI while Kaustubh worked on the design of Greenfield smart cities under the Government of India’s Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project.

In 2016, the state government of Maharashtra amended the APMC Act 1963 allowing farmers to sell their produce directly to consumers.

For three years the couple struggled before realising that they need to learn more.

At Satvyk, 60-65% of the MRP of any product directly goes to the farmers.