green revolution

Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, a 60-year-old farmer from Uttarakhand, transformed barren land into a thriving forest. His dedication inspired environmental stewardship and revitalised his community.

Discover the inspiring journey of a 60-year-old farmer from Uttarakhand who transformed his barren land into a lush, thriving forest. Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal’s dedication not only revitalised his own land but also sparked a movement of environmental stewardship within his community.

Awarded the Padma Bhushan posthumously, Dr Sanjaya Rajaram, an Indian-Mexican agricultural scientist, developed high-yielding and disease-resistant wheat varieties that small and large farmers grow across 51 countries.

Gunbir Singh from Punjab runs Dilbir Foundation, which works with farmers across the state to promote organic cultivation

Battling ignorance, the establishment, and sometimes even hunger, the Kheti Virasat Mission brought about an organic revolution in the heart of a Green Revolution 'success story'. #GrowOrganic

Deb, though no agriculturist by training, was bothered with the apathy of the then agri-scientists who found it of no consequence that the native rice was dying out. They, in fact, promoted high yielding and hybrid varieties instead.

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

Shastri's 18-month tenure showed the world that he was no puppet — he led India through what was probably its most difficult period in the Post-Independence era.

Organic food is a holistic approach in the Indian environment which starts at the farm and ends at the fork of the consumer.

For years this octogenarian has been toiling for the sake of organic farming.