organic farming

Raj Seelam from Hyderabad founded Sresta Natural Bioproducts to encourage farmers to grow organic food, which he sells under the brand 24 Mantra to help customers lead more sustainable lives

Shankar Jaat from Salera village in Rajasthan grew the '1057 variety' of tomato using drip and mulching techniques increase both his harvest and income. He was trained by the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) Research Foundation

Anirudh Chaoji from Nagpur used rainwater harvesting, crop rotation, and solar systems to revive the ecosystem of his ancestral land, while also resolving the man-animal conflict in near Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.

Kanak Lata from Vittalpur, Uttar Pradesh, grows Durg and Aryaman varieties of tomatoes that are now a hit with the locals and foreigners. She now expects a profit of Rs 2.5 lakhs from the sale of her organic produce

Telangana farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy has innovated a rice and wheat variety that is infused with vitamin D, for which he won an international patent from WIPO

Ramesh was afraid he may lose his job during the COVID-19 lockdown, and hence he decided to enter the organic strawberry business. Now his earnings are several lakhs!

Lovepreet Kumar and his wife, Preeti, left their bustling city life in Gurugram to move to Ramgarh in Uttarakhand and embrace a life in the mountains. They run a YouTube channel called Punjabi Trekker, wherein they share their experiences and learnings from their new home.

Since 2012, Pune's Kirti Bhave Khashu has been growing vegetables at home using raised beds made from bricks, cow dung and waste plastic. Here's how you can make them in three simple steps

Meenakshi Kishore, left her corporate job of 15 years to start regenerative farming at her ancestral farm in Agra.

Besides growing 20 varieties of crops ranging from barley to watermelons, this 'Mitti Ka Aadmi' also extracts pashmina from his cashmere goats, teaches organic farming techniques while also running an independent homestay in Ladakh.