Farmers

Meet Trinity Saioo who started lakadong turmeric cultivation in 2003. Today one thousand acre of land spread across Meghalaya is producing the turmeric that yields profitable returns.

"We received a call from this distressed farmer who was facing legal problems about the succession of his land. He was prepared to take his life and had called us as the last resort."

Arka Pudota is on a mission to bring back millets to the mainstream by raising awareness about their consumption and production.

The film was also the world’s first crowd-funded movie, with the largest count of individual investors.

Costing a maximum of Rs 25,000, the inventors guarantee that the method is a long-time investment, as its life expectancy is 20-25 years!

Treepedia's primary objective is to help farmers with the best-suited plantation techniques and post-plantation care. The app also wants them to know about the plant species that are native to particular areas of Tamil Nadu and guide them into planting more of these, thus decreasing the number of exotic species grown in the state.

While 2018 is on the brink of wishing us goodbye, the year has shed light on many such stories and innovative ideas. Here’s a quick look at ten such sustainable farming techniques.

“The most basic fact which causes crop stubble burning, especially paddy straw, is the unavailability of its market. Unlike other agro-residues like wheat straw and bagasse, paddy straw is not used as an industrial raw material or even cattle feed.”

With cremations being an inherent part of many cultures, a team from IIT Delhi has now developed an eco-friendly technique that offers a solution to counter air and water pollution.

The latest entry of institutions adopting healthier food habits with the inclusion of millets in their menu is the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad, Karnataka.