Farmers

They had never met before but their journeys were very similar. Meet the two women leaders who started off small, and now help other women become self-sufficient.

An agricultural equipment rental company is working towards organising the sector and making it profitable for everyone involved.

Over 600 tonnes of segregated wet waste, which was collected in the city, was processed into a whopping 4,306 tonnes of organic compost that was met with a great demand by the farmers.

Tired of eating vegetables and fruits doused in chemicals, the agricultural collective was on the look-out for farmers who did not use fertilizers. They were able to identify farmers from Mangaluru, Kalaburagi and Mandya.

The produce from his hydroponic farm will help feed underprivileged senior citizens in old age homes and NGOs, with none of it being commercially sold for profits.

A universal health coverage scheme was approved by the Karnataka government recently, which categorises the beneficiaries into two sections.

Meet Pramod Gautam - a former automobile engineer who switched to farming (of all things) in 2006 and after implementing a radically different method of cultivation, while also helping other farmers grow as well.

This innovative use of sexual attraction in the insect world could help scientists encourage organic farming in the state.

This has helped the youth from villages in getting a permanent job, and has stopped them from migrating from their homeland.

According to Sheela each of these rice varieties has different medicinal and health values.