Agriculture

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

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

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.

Many small and marginal farmers in Lohardaga and Gumla are using tiny pumps to irrigate vegetable fields, an entrepreneurial model that has the potential to increase incomes for smallholders, since groundwater is abundant in the state. Bikalp Chamola takes a closer look.

The consistently high returns from growing pomegranates in Maharashtra, the epicentre of the fruit’s production in India, have seen many farmers adopt it over water-guzzling crops such as sugarcane and cotton. Hiren Kumar Bose takes a closer look.

With SanLak Agro-Industries, Vikram working with farmers to get them on board for organic farming and millets.

The Better India, along with the Environmentalist Foundation of India, is fighting the severe drought in Tamil Nadu by restoring ponds in Nagapattinam, one of the worst-hit districts in the state.

Perumal Vivekanandan has been working in the NGO sector for 30 years, encouraging grassroots innovators and giving them platforms to grow and flourish.

Farmers in the southern reaches of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu have turned to agroforestry to protect and boost incomes, because falling groundwater levels and overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has made agriculture unsustainable in the area. Jency Samuel takes a closer look.