Organic Farming  

Some thirty years ago, Sheikh Abdullah had to shut down his dairy due to new government rules. He looked for new occupations and decided to become a farmer. He started cultivating tomatoes and observing good profits with the sales, educated other farmers about it. At present, Patal Ganga Market is popular for its production of excellent quality of tomatoes and chillies.

Undeterred by the societal pressure, Aksay laid the foundation of his fertilizer company with the internship money he received during his college. His family was uncertain and doubtful about his endeavours but through his successful experiments he proved his capability of running s business. The present valuation of Akshay’s company is Rs 40 crore.

Sarvesh Kumar could not clear the exams for joining the armed forces even after four attempts. He changed his career path and became a farmer instead. He employs organic farming practices in his fields and earns more by selling his organic vegetables and products. Sarvesh has been awarded with the Progressive Farmer Award.

Dr Prabhakar Rao worked as an architect for years in Dubai and later did his PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics. His passion to encourage sustainable farming methods among farmers brought him back to India. And now he has revived over 500 seeds of vegetables that were going extinct.

Abandoning the use of traditional farming methods, Mahendra learned about the organic farming method in Madhya Pradesh. He returned to his village and opened an FPO. He has helped over 1000 farmers adopt modern farming methods and has made over Rs 8 crore in the last four years.

Kailash Chaudhary, living in Jaipur, practices organic farming and earns good profits 

Urgain Phuntsog is an organic farmer from a village near Leh. He grows cereals among other things 

At a time when farmers are protesting, here is a farmer who shows how profitably one can grow things

By growing a variety of crops in the same field, a farmer can increase its yield and at the same time, reduce weeds and earn more  
 

 From being in transport department to becoming a successful farmer, here is an inspiring story 

At the ripe old age of 93, Chidambaram Nair, a farmer from Kerala is a role model for many as he still practices organic farming
 

With the help of organic farming, Omkar Gowda from Karnataka is a successful farmer, growing millets 

Three youngsters – Durgesh, an MBA, Varun, a graduate in Commerce and Aditya, a graduate in Science – all hailing from Maharaj Ganj, Uttar Pradesh decided to do something very different from what they had studied
 

Chhattisgarh state government invited former IAS officer and Andhra Pradesh government’s adviser, T Vijay Kumar, to encourage the farmers to take up organic farming
 

Yogesh Joshi took to organic farming, much against the wishes of his family. But now, much to their happiness, he earns in crores!