Millets are being made part of the midday meal and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in several districts of Odisha

"In areas where several borewells tap the aquifer, ... we try to convince the whole community to opt for recharge."

Vegetables, pulses and oilseeds were cultivated, protected and nurtured ... The produce was equally shared by members

Preserving traditional seeds is intrinsically linked to food security and livelihoods of families of farming communities.

"Alternative narratives at a scale that the farmer community can understand, control and adopt are already available."

Natural farming has improved yields in some areas but scaling it up to cover the entire state requires Rs 17,000 crore.

The river, a matrix of abundance, its alluvial deposits and its water, rendered the land fertile and made agriculture possible.

"... Farmers allow Sarus cranes to feed and breed in their fields, even though this causes some crop damage,”

For farmers, the investments by the IT professionals are like an interest-free loans.