Ram Saran Verma, 48, from Daulatpur village of Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, who devised his own hybrid and tissue culture technique to increase crop yields by as much as 300 per cent and chose to share his secret for free; he has imparted his techniques to over 10,000 farmers not just from his own state … Read more
Story of Chris Koch, by OWN ( Oprah Winfrey Network ) Everyone knows farming requires hard physical labor. While Apricot Lane Farms has a lot of excellent farmhands, none have been as memorable as Chris. Hear Chris’ extraordinary story. 35-year-old Chris Koch from Nanton, Alberta was born without arms or legs, but that hasn’t stopped him … Read more
Episode 1 – Contract Farming The episode on Contract Farming looks at examples of potato growers in Gujarat and West Bengal and how those who had agreed to supply to two large food processers at a fixed price at the time of sowing had escaped the price slump that followed a bumper harvest earlier this … Read more
Culticycle ( as shown in below video ) is a pedal powered tractor prototyped by farmhack for cultivation and seeding, built from lawn tractor, ATV, and bicycle parts. Speed : Speed is 3 – 4 mph depending on choice of gearing and pedaling speed. Benefits : Small tractors do many jobs very well and very … Read more
Mitti-back to roots, is a docudrama film based on several real life incidences from across the country. The film is made in hindi and dubbed into other languages. Mitti is the story of a young agricultural scientist ‘Ekta’ who tries understand the crisis in farm sector and explores alternative paths. This is story of a village … Read more
