organic farming

Individual farmers, farmers' collectives and NRIs in Himachal Pradesh are taking to organic farming in a big way for good health, safe soil and groundwater for future generations.

In 1978, Naik was a labourer on a farm where areca palm and coconut trees were grown. That time, Naik did not even have a house of his own and he was gifted the land by his land owner.

According to the regulations by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), organic foods produced in India from July 1, 2018, must be certified. The unified logo and tagline aim to make it easier for consumers to identify organic products.

When he was selected and presented with the option to work with the prestigious Indian Revenue Services, he refused. Instead, he opted to work as an agricultural research scientist with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) to work with the tillers of the soil.

Rohan Prakash is a civil engineer, whose passion for agriculture is entirely homegrown, as both his father and grandfather, who were also civil engineers by profession, have been passionately invested in farming and agriculture.

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From a unique variety of potatoes that grow on the soil instead of under it, to green beans that grow 1.5 feet long, the last six years have seen the family experiment with new types of crops and plants in their backyard.

Along with the expansive kitchen garden, Dipali Shahlot has also set up birdhouses and water basins that are regularly frequented by sparrows and pigeons.

With the help of committee members, they started the Go Green Campaign on Swachhta Divas, Oct 2, 2017, where their objective was to convert wet kitchen waste into compost and recycle as much dry waste as possible.

Farmers' financial conditions and resultant suicides worried him and he decided to do something about it.