Farming

When her grandmother longed for a lost grain, Dimum Pertin set out to revive Adlay millet — and ended up sparking a movement that’s nourishing her community through her brainchild, ‘Gepo Aali’.

A 70-acre forest, 5 crore trees, 13 ponds — and not a single rupee taken. This is the story of one man’s lifelong gift to nature.

From a single sapling to a self-grown forest, Devaki Amma’s journey is a testament to resilience and love for the environment.

Shashank Kumar travelled village to village, 70 km a day, breaking down AI and agritech with pamphlets, projectors, and patience.

As bee populations dwindle due to pesticides and habitat loss, farms are facing a silent crisis in pollination. In response, Amit Godse, a former software engineer, has rescued over 17,000 beehives and is relocating them to farms, helping protect both pollinators and food security.

Sneha Rajguru left her film career behind to pursue farming. Alongside her father, Anil, she transformed barren land near Pune into ‘BaapBeti Farms’ – a sustainable haven that hosts tourists and yields organic produce, creating a legacy rooted in nature.

These tribal farmers had no land rights, no irrigation, and no steady income. Today, jasmine fields have replaced uncertainty. With every bloom, their lives are transforming—offering hope, stability, and an end to forced migration.

Adopting horticulture can offer farmers sustainable advantages, with these crops generally yielding higher profits and longer-term returns than traditional farming. Five farmers who made the switch to horticulture demonstrate how it leads to increased income.

Rajwinder Singh Dhaliwal quit his job as a chef and returned to Punjab to start organic farming, growing sugarcane and selling value-added jaggery. Here's how he did it.

Anusuya and Kasinath Jena’s ‘Jayadev Banana Farmers and Artisans Association’ upcycles post-harvest banana waste into various products, providing an additional income source for 1,000 farmers.