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Battling ignorance, the establishment, and sometimes even hunger, the Kheti Virasat Mission brought about an organic revolution in the heart of a Green Revolution 'success story'. #GrowOrganic

The change began in January 2014—the year declared by the UN as the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF).

Until his passing, 83-year-old Reddy would teach organic farming at his other farm in Doddaballapura, a village near Bengaluru.

We talk with ATGC Biotech CEO Dr Markandeya Gorantla to know how harmful conventional pesticides are and how the startup has been redefining pest management in ways like never before.

However, as most organic farmers would agree, in the natural technique of farming, pest management is a lot more important than the eliminating pests completely. Here is a list of innovative pest management techniques being adopted by farmers across the country and globe.

Considered one of Carson’s most exceptional and groundbreaking books that marked a new public awareness about the use of chemical pesticides, especially DDT, Silent Spring was published on September 27, 1962.