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How Indrajit’s Simple Innovation Is Changing The Way Ginger And Turmeric Is...
Indrajit Singh Khas observed the problems faced by farmers while planting turmeric and ginger. They had to manually dig the soil which was both time consuming and costly. He invented a simple...
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The Man Who Is Using Cameras To Revolutionize Agriculture In India
Here's how Digital Green is enabling farmers to become video filmmakers, which is turning them into more productive farmers and more confident human beings. All of this has been made possible by Rikin...
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Do You Know That Bees Are Doubling The Yield Of Indian Farmers? Here’s How.
This is part of a special series on social innovations made possible by the Marico Innovation Foundation. This team introduced bee-keeping to improve agricultural productivity in India. The low-cost...
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The Farmer Who Designed The Revolutionary Turbine That Can Pump Water Without...
Here is a revolutionary technology that is helping farmers to pump water from rivers without using any electricity or fuel. Know all about the man behind it and how the machine works. “When a poet...
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This Amazing Cactus With Hundreds Of Uses Can Help Farmers In Drought Prone...
Nandini Nimbkar introduced this amazing cactus clone in India which can be used in jam, jellies, fodder for animals, creams, plywood, and much more. Know more about this super-crop and how it can solve...
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7 Students Discussed India’s Agricultural Woes In College. What Followed Was...
These seven first-generation farming entrepreneurs believed in revolutionizing agriculture in India. A random discussion on agriculture problems of India ended up in the ground-breaking idea of Bombay...
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How A Mobile Phone is Revolutionizing the Lives of Soya Farmers in Rajasthan
This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. This mobile-based project is not only helping soya farmers enhance...
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The farmer whose passion for science led him to invent amazing & affordable...
Meet a young rural innovator who is solving some of Indian farmers' biggest agriculture woes with his low cost and effective innovations. High Clearance Solar sprayer, Solar Operated Flour Mill cum...
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VIDEO: One man’s revolutionary movement is saving 3.5 million farmers in...
Here's how farmers of Uttarakhand are following a traditional method of farming called Baranaja (or twelve grains) to sustain their crops even in harsh climatic conditions. When farmers in distress...
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This US-based Indian has raised Rs. 19 Lakhs for poverty-struck farmers in...
Through various crowd-funding initiatives, US-based Suresh Ediga has managed to raise over Rs. 19,00,000 for Indian farmers. He calls local MLAs in India to track updates, organizes awareness...
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How One Whatsapp Group of Farmers in Rural Maharashtra is Trying to Change...
For ages, they’ve been fighting a tough battle against a brutal ‘system’. But now, tech-savvy farmers of Maharashtra are sharing best practices, exploring new markets and building infrastructure, all...
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How 2 Messages a Week are Helping 400,000 Farmers avoid Crop Loss and...
This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. One organization has reached out to thousands of farmers across the...
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His Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Techniques are Helping a Parched...
Jethu Singh Bhati uses traditional methods of rain harvesting, practices agriculture without irrigation, and recycles waste. His dedicated efforts are not only helping meet the needs of a parched...
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These Hybrid Varieties of Safflower Can Shake Up Agriculture and Farmer...
No longer just a humble source of edible oil, safflower can now be used for fodder, food colour, medicines, and a host of other things. Plus, the yield of the new hybrid varieties is higher and will...
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10 Amazing Things that Happened to Farmers in Maharashtra After We Shared...
Recently we shared a story written by Manabi Bacher on How One Whatsapp Group of Farmers in Rural Maharashtra is Trying to Change Indian Agriculture for Good. When we shared the story, Baliraja was a...
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Does Financial Burden Alone Lead to Farmer Suicides? Here’s the Shocking Truth
Experts and activists examine the issue of farmers committing suicide and realise that it runs much deeper than what appears on the surface. Taking into account the suicide of farmer Gajendra Singh...
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Women in Drought-hit Maharashtra Prove They’re Better Farmers. Their Husbands...
Empowered women in Maharashtra's drought-hit areas take up farming to ensure their families have enough to eat and their kids can go to school. Women in Osmanabad are taking over the fate of their...
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Why Are Farmers in Madhya Pradesh ‘Growing’ the Prime Minister’s Face in a...
It is extremely unfortunate that today the word ‘farmer’ in India has come to be associated with poverty, starvation and suicide. The most hard working people in the country, those who put food on our...
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One Man Made an App to Help Farmers Get Timely Advice & Assistance from...
A simple app devised by Ruchinilo Kemp is helping farmers in the remote villages of Udaipur district reach out to agriculture experts across the country. Farmers across the country are similar in many...
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A Decision Made 10 Years Ago by Farmers in a Small MP Village Is Helping Them...
5,000 and more farm ponds have been built, to catch rain where it falls has stood in good stead when half of India is reeling under drought. Nipania is a small village, 30 kms northeast of Dewas town....
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