Indian farmers

This Kharif season, farmers across India are turning to smart, sustainable methods—like using ducks to manage pests and choosing climate-resilient seeds—to grow better crops with fewer resources. These practical techniques are helping protect the environment while improving harvests. Here’s how more farmers can make the shift this season.

Aprajita Bansal runs Phal Phool, a startup that sells apples and other products grown on her family orchard in Banon, Himachal Pradesh.

Jasmit Singh Arora, the 'Gutli Man of India' from Kolkata, West Bengal, is turning mango seeds into saplings and gifting them to farmers. Know how he is helping rural communities shift from unsustainable farming to eco-friendly and long-term fruit cultivation.

With a one-time investment, beekeeping not only enriches biodiversity but also supports food security. Individuals aged 15 and above can start with minimal space and time commitment. Here’s how.

Babita Rawat, a farmer from Uttarakhand, is an award-winning farmer who has been reaping success with mushroom farming, alongside growing tomato, okra, and more on her farm.

Abhinav Singh quit his high paying corporate job in England to start gerbera farming on his ancestral land at Chilbila village in Uttar Pradesh.

After leaving her academic career, Trupti Dhakate pursued sustainable farming, turning agricultural waste into mushroom crops, helping farmers grow nutritious food while tackling pollution.

Farmers from several Indian states have taken up agroforestry, which is the practice of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock. Researchers weigh in on why this is a promising solution to agricultural crisis and climate change.

Villages, once living a parched reality, are now lined with pucca roads, thousands of tube wells and expensive cars, all thanks to the Dewas model. Now there are more than 16,000 ponds spread across 60-80 acres of land in Dewas, with over 1000 farmers earning more than Rs. 25 lakhs a year.

Be it in a hospital or a college canteen, ideas for path-breaking innovations can strike you anywhere, at anytime. The win is in recognizing and following them through, as these individuals did to become changemakers of our society. You can, too! Last week to apply for @Villgro’s iPitch for Rs 8 Crore investment & more: www.villgro.org/ipitch