Community Conservation
This final story provides an opportunity to reflect on the challenge of documenting the stories of innovative farmers. With an estimated 250 million farmers in...
Farmers' Stories
Of the many millions of farmers in India, these are the stories of some of the most innovative.
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Model Farms and Farmers in Seva
Cultivation of traditional varieties, often termed Desi seeds, require no external inputs (chemical fertilizers or pesticides). These ‘natural farming’ methods work with nature, specifically the...
Laying the Foundation for Innovation
A foundation seed is the ‘pure seed stocks grown by or under the supervision of a public agency for use in the production of registered...
Ancient Pearls of Wisdom
The story of Sona Moti demonstrates the important connections between intellectual property in a broad sense and generating financial capital/economic sustainability. Intellectual property distinguishes a...
Varieties Are The Rice Of Life
The conservation efforts of rice farmers Suren Bora and Manik Saikia from North Lakhimpur, Assam demonstrate the role of natural capital within sustainable seed innovation....
Agro-biodiversity Provides a Golden Opportunity
Jitul Saikia’s story demonstrates a farmer fulfilling the role of scientist, conservationist and entrepreneur. As a sericulturalist, he rears Muga silkworms to produce the rare...
Art of Living’s Sri Sri Kisan Mela Desi Beej Mahotsav (Seed Festival)
“Knowledge is useless if it is not shared.” - Seed Saver The above quote is from a participant at the Art of Living’s Sri Sri...
Beautiful Assam and the Innovative Farmers of Lakhimpur District
One of the most interesting aspects of this research project also happens to be one of the greatest challenges, and that is to meet with...
The Young Seed Keepers of Punjab
The Green Revolution was an initiative that started in the 1960s with the goal of spreading agricultural technologies to developing countries. In India, the state...
Art of Living Zero Budget Farming
Read about farmers adopting organic farming in India.