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.

From bananas that keep fungus at bay to mushrooms that grow on agri-waste, these women have been working for years to take care of your health, helping farmers and safeguarding the environment!

Apart from helping over 100 farmers in Tamil Nadu grow organic food, Shankar Venkataraman is also sponsoring the food, shelter and education of their kids

Malnutrition, depleting groundwater & unstable incomes — thanks to Sheelu Francis, 30000 families are using millets to tackle all these three problems together!

No more oil, sticky hands and a messy affair — cutting unripe jackfruit just got easy, thanks to this man who quit his job and hired an expert to help farmers earn more! #FarmersFirst #Innovation #Karnataka

“It requires very less space to grow. In fact, if you start cultivating oyster mushrooms in a 2-litre soft drink bottle, it will give you a yield of about 0.5 kg in the first batch itself.”

With help from bees, monkeys, earthworms, birds and snakes, read how 44-year-old Sandeep Saxena converted an absolute rocky and barren land into a thriving 'Food Forest' within a span of four years

Solutions like rainwater harvesting, agroforestry and recharge wells that root on sustainability are already helping farmers sustain throughout the year.

From singlehandedly nurturing over 8000 trees to blazing a trail in mountaineering, these incredible women will show you what 'Nari Shakti' truly is! #WomenPower #PadmaShri #PadmaAwards