Agriculture

“Now, our main aim is to reach out to two million farmers in the next five years where we serve them with a range of solutions.” says founder Vijay.

The 50-year-old who hails from Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district has mastered a low-cost and unique leaf-culture technique that frees farmers from seed plantation!

Spend just four hours over the weekend and you can learn to get fresh organic produce at your doorstep- literally!

Villages, once living a parched reality, are now lined with pucca roads, thousands of tube wells and expensive cars, all thanks to the Dewas model. Now there are more than 16,000 ponds spread across 60-80 acres of land in Dewas, with over 1000 farmers earning more than Rs. 25 lakhs a year.

Desai runs 'Krishiyog' - an online portal for connecting marginalised natural farmers to conscious urban consumers, thus increasing their average income by 30%-40%

About 25,000 farmers have already downloaded the app and use it regularly. The call centre solves about 2000 queries in a day.

Apart from producing 100 per cent naturally-grown and ripened mangoes that have found patrons across Hyderabad, they have also been using Subash Palekar’s Zero Budget Natural Farming Method to grow an array of crops.

Today, The Little Farm Co. sells handmade, organic, farm-fresh, artificial preservative-free and additive-free products made using ‘traditional recipes’ right from iconic pickles to dips, chutneys, salad dressings, superfoods and marmalades.

8 schools, 700 households, 3500 lives – all of these are on their way to becoming sustainable, thanks to a project by this awesome startup! #LiveGreen #GrowOrganic #Startups

Be it in a hospital or a college canteen, ideas for path-breaking innovations can strike you anywhere, at anytime. The win is in recognizing and following them through, as these individuals did to become changemakers of our society. You can, too! Last week to apply for @Villgro’s iPitch for Rs 8 Crore investment & more: www.villgro.org/ipitch