Agriculture

What’s more? Sundaram Verma from Sikar district has also saved seven lakh litres of rainwater in just a couple of days!

“I will never stop serving my nation,” says former R&AW Chief PK Hormis Tharakan, who is showing that it's never too late to live organic! #OrganicFarming #Kerala

“When we were travelling for the course, we came across a strawberry field. Just as we were enjoying the view, we saw a person dressed in a white protective jumpsuit spraying some liquid on to the crops. It sent a chill down our spines."

Meet Sukhmeet Singh, the man who is solving the nation’s paddy straw burning problem with this national award-winning startup, A2P (Agri2Power) Energy Solution.

Born into poverty, Tashi was just 15 years old when his father passed. As the eldest son, the entire responsibility of caring for his family fell on his shoulders. That's when he started something that would have a bigger impact than he could have imagined!

The connect that Sikdar saw his daughter forging with the earth, insects, and the many living organisms was a huge encouragement to him.

From AC carts that sell fair trade vegetables to tractor driving lessons for village women, Kaushlendra's unique initiatives have turned around the lives of thousands of impoverished farmers.

"We should work with our hands once again. Feel what it’s like to touch the soil, grow a plant, prepare your bread, or even walk with your dog for that matter."

Innovation is vital, irrespective of which field or sector it has been employed too, and technological interventions are surely what India owes its farmers.

Farming that’s healthy, ecological, and socially just — TBI explains why choosing 'organic' today could have major implications for our future.