Narayana Rai, a visionary farmer, began cultivating ‘kokum’ to conserve it as plantations started declining. His flourishing estate, now managed by his son Ramesh Rai, boasts over 10,000 kokum trees. The family has also distributed over two lakh saplings to other farmers.
Brought together by agriculturist Varanashi Subraya Bhat, Areca nut farmers formed Campco in 1973 in Mangaluru, Karnataka, to protect themselves and cocoa growers from fluctuating market prices and exploitation at the hands of giant multinationals
Udupi's changemaker-headmaster Murali Kadekar found a unique way of celebrating his school's golden jubilee anniversary — reviving over 70 acres of defunct paddy fields.
Neha Bhatt from Karnataka juggled her studies and farm experiments to develop a machine that won her The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) Innovation award