sangita sawalakhe

Saddened by increasing farmer suicides, agriculture entomologist Sangita Sawalakhe innovated bio alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilisers to help farmers switch to organic farming.

Saddened by increasing farmer suicides, agriculture entomologist Sangita Sawalakhe innovated bio alternatives to chemical pesticides and fertilisers. She started Vidarbha Biotech Ltd and has helped more than 10,000 farmers in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Punjab switch to organic farming.