Indian farmers

"We should work with our hands once again. Feel what it’s like to touch the soil, grow a plant, prepare your bread, or even walk with your dog for that matter."

The gel deactivates certain chemicals, preventing them from going deep into the skin and organs like the brain and the lungs.

This particular species of cactus is thornless and is common to arid and semiarid parts of the world where it is consumed.

Devendra Gupta, Prateek Singhal, and Vivek Pandey got together to form Ecozen, a company which develops energy-efficient solutions for farmers.

Technology will now aid farmers in calculating weather conditions and pest threats to ensure more crop yield

Today, this resident of Pune has successfully converted a 3,500 square feet plot into a beautiful garden where she grows various fruits and vegetables, and she does it without using a drop of chemical pesticides or fertilisers.

However, as most organic farmers would agree, in the natural technique of farming, pest management is a lot more important than the eliminating pests completely. Here is a list of innovative pest management techniques being adopted by farmers across the country and globe.

The initiative One Crore Farmer Fund started by NRI software engineer Suresh Ediga aims at raising rupees one crore to help farmers across India.

Which is the most important job in the world? That of a doctor, teacher, scientist or an engineer? If we just think about the question a bit more, and go back to one of the basic necessities of life, the answer will be right in front of us.

Learn how one organization has reached out to thousands of farmers across the country through a simple SMS service, which is helping them increase yields, reduce wastage and live better.