She has pushed for policy advocacy, implementation of schemes and marketing of Lakadong turmeric.

Deeper wells do not just hurt the environment but can also increase the cost borne by farmers.

"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.

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

यह महिलाओं की आवाज है। वे इसे चलाती हैं, वे ही इसकी मालिक हैं। उनके सशक्तीकरण का अच्छा उदाहरण है।

"Farming is a way of living, and a way of living that is possible even in the 21st century.”

They pack one kg of a variety of indigenous seeds in cloth bags and sell them at exhibitions to encourage more farmers to cultivate them.

उन्होंने करीब 346 प्रकार की देसी धान की किस्में लगाई थीं। ... बाड़ियों के प्रचलन से उनके पोषण में सुधार हुआ है और आमदनी भी बढ़ी है।