organic farming

Syed Ghani Khan has dedicated his life to discovering and growing indigenous varieties of paddy. He has also managed to dissuade many rural youngsters from migrating to the cities and encouraged them to take up agriculture as an honourable profession.

Harish Dhandev, a 24-year-old engineer, left his government job in 2013 and started aloe vera farming. Today, he is the owner of a company with a turnover in crores.

While writing about food entrepreneurship and interesting food ventures across India, Sharmila Vaidyanathan found a chance to speak to those people who are reconnecting the urban population with its food source. This is what she found.

Hydroponics can play a vital role in changing the way we think about plant growth and may well be the future of gardening and farming.

Cowism is a startup founded by computer engineer Chetan Raut, who believes the integration of indigenous cows in agriculture is the only solution to stopping farmer suicides.

After witnessing the harmful effects of chemical farming, Subash Palekar, a B.Sc in Agriculture, developed the Zero Budget Natural Farming model.

In a mission to reduce chemical consumption, the Golden Temple's community kitchen has now adopted organic farming, by using natural fertilisers.

B. Ravikiran, a cycling enthusiast, undertook a cycle ride, to spread awareness on organic farming, across Telangana. He covered a distance of 1,000 km in 12 days.

This software developer left his cushy life in San Jose and came back home to help farmers.

Manjunath not only works in the hotel but also educates them about food waste management, recycling and much more. Here's all you need to know about this young changemaker and how you can help him save our planet.