Normally, farmers grow soybean using chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and get a yield of 10 quintals per acre. However, a BCom graduate from Unkal here has grown soybean organically and getting a yield of 14.5 quintals per acre, which is said to be a record in the region.
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The Dabas family belong to Jat Khor, Delhi, and own 28 acres of agricultural land. For years, the family owning the ancestral land limited themselves to using the farm produce to serve the grain and food requirements of their family and relatives. However, an incident…
Around 2012-13, Dr Salim Channiwala, an engineer who worked as a director at Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology in Surat, was left deeply impacted when he lost four relatives to cancer. Reports suggested that the illness had been triggered by a heavy dose…
In 2014, a relative of software professional Mavuram Mallikarjun Reddy passed away from cancer, which had been detected a few years earlier. What was shocking, Mallikarjun recalls, was that none of the family members, or previous generations of the relative, had any…
Thanks to its environment-friendly and harmful chemical-free advantages, consumer belief in organic food is a recent trend. But 70-year-old Ratan Lal Daga is an exception – far ahead of the curve. Ratan Lal began organic farming way back in 2003 and is a pioneer in the…
Thirumal, a native of Balur near Madanur on the Vellore-Tirupattur district border, has been involved in organic farming for quite some time after he quit his lucrative IT job in Bengaluru some time ago.
Odisha-based Krushna Nag has always held affection for nature in his heart, he says. He began working as a driver of light and heavy vehicles in 1996, but alongside his work, he’d spend hours admiring little flowers and fruits on trees.
She is 105 years old and still wakes up before the sun to head to the fields. Meet R Pappammal, an organic farmer from Coimbatore who was awarded the Padma Shri for agriculture this year.
There are people who follow their passion, and then there are those who are passionate about disseminating their knowledge for the benefit of others, spending their own time and resources generously. Organic farmer Mahendra M. Manivaasan falls under both categories.
A farmer who became popular for his organic paneer grapes variety at Esanai here says intermittent rain in the region have wreaked havoc on his crop. Despite incurring losses, R. Perumal alias Surulirajan is determined to grow fruits and vegetables with organic farming…