“The soil is us. We live in these hills as one entity, and that is most important.”

What rice varieties have a low cost of cultivation, no patents, and comparatively lower water consumption levels?

“This coming together of organic farmers is expected to create a farming reform movement not only in Kerala but across India”

"Sustainable farming is a viable operation and it is the answer to our unhealthy, weather prone conditions."

... to practise organic farming to rejuvenate the land and to work on gender issues in agriculture.

"We all relished a preparation of ambadi mixed with chickpea dough and garnished with garlic, to be eaten with jowar bhakri."

A digital platform helps women farmers to sell organically grown indigenous rice directly to customers, helping them to book higher profits

The rice, endemic to Kerala, adapted to the salinity of the coastal areas. To survive the tides the plant grew taller - to 1.5 meters.

"The seed saving technique for each variety differs - during the meet-ups, we share the concepts with newcomers”