Farming

It’s been more than two decades and he continues to grow chemical-free paddy. But that’s not the only reason the retired teacher-turned-organic farmer is famous.

From delivering fresh chemical-free greens to resorts and even at the doorsteps of customers in South Delhi and Gurugram, Red Otter Farms is one of India’s earliest and fastest-growing aquaponic farms.

For Rakesh, this method of farming was as good as finding a genie! From the profits earned in the very first year itself, he hired 20 labourers. Today, besides providing them with food and accommodation, he sponsors the education of their children.

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

The 1990s saw a drastic shift of the villagers from farming to other professions. Farming yielded low profits, groundwater levels were severely depleted, and the pH value of the water was considered unsuitable even for drinking purposes.

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Leading the pack is 35-year-old transgender woman Anju, who along with her friends, decided to break free from years of exploitation and injustice to lead lives on their terms.

After working as a software developer for a year and a half, she left her job in 2017 and returned to take over farming once again.

To understand the existing agricultural practices in Israeli farms, he travelled the length and breadth of Israel, right from the north of the sea of Galilee crossing the Dead Sea to the South for 10 days with his friend, Abner Chin. Pindoria came across several farms and kibbutz.

Tests revealed a lung disorder, and the doctors told him that he would have to rely on using two oxygen cylinders a day.