A. Senthil, a 35-year-old IT professional-turned-farmer in Melur, says he was drawn into the world of organic farming after watching Kollywood movies. “Since we owned land in Melur, we decided to begin the process of cultivating brinjal and tomatoes. We eat the food we produce and…
October 2019
M Baskar (43), an organic farmer from Melakasakudi in Karaikal district, is cultivating 111 varieties of traditional paddy on 15 acres.
Baskar said, “I have travelled to places like Thanjavur, Vriddachalam Puducherry, Cuddalore and Thiruthuraippondi and bought traditional…
A silent but new revolution is taking place in the agricultural sector. In prehistoric days, especially in the Neolithic age, human beings started farming. Later, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, they started the multicrop farming and farm breeding.