Basanagowda Rayanagowda Patil, a progressive farmer of Papanashi village in Gadag taluk, is 77 years old. However, he is full of enthusiasm, pursuing farming passionately and...
Monocropping to Mixed Vegetable Farming- An inspiring journey
Pushpanjali's journey reflects a broader shift in vegetable farming, from chemical dependency to sustainability, from risk to resilience, and from subsistence to surplus. Her...
Crop planning – A tool for climate resilient food system
Crop production is highly location specific and depends on a number of factors like climate, natural resources, access to inputs, knowledge etc. Farm level crop planning goes a...
Reviving crop biodiversity, restoring food sovereignty
The indigenous Kutia Kondh community in Odisha has a rich knowledge and experience of millets-based, mixed farming systems. By reviving the community based seed banks and...
Farmers Diary – Natural capital holds the key
During 1970’s, as a small boy I was witnessing my father’s interaction with the share croppers. They were cultivating finger millet as a mixed crop in the upstream land area and...