Since July, IndiaSpend has been publishing stories looking at what the push towards #NaturalFarming means on the ground for the farmers who grow our food. Its been an enlightening series for me. Here's why:
.@haripaliath's explainer told me the difference btwn #organicfarming & natural farming in theory. We realised in subsequent reporting that often, the concepts were not clear on the ground, & that organic farming was more common indiaspend.com/explainers/wha…
.@ManuMoudgil's story & the great video with it, gives a very simple explanation of why India's food bowl & its star performer in the green revolution finds it so hard to move away from chemicals--government incentives & the chemical-hardened soil indiaspend.com/agriculture/no…
Then came Debal Deb's interview, an ecologist & an indigenous seed conservator. In some ways, he interprets the going #organic #natural movement differently, that its not just about food safety, but about preserving culture & moving away from consumerism indiaspend.com/indiaspend-int…
Next, @haripaliath traveled to #AndhraPradesh to know the role Self-Help Groups are playing in the farming transition. When the state govt decided to work with male #farmers, they saw their programme failing, & realised its the #women who farm #WomenAtWork indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…
The latest, by @TazeenQureshy, on a bank with earthen pots of #seeds instead of money, where farmers borrow #indigenous seeds from & return an equivalent amount at the end of the season indiaspend.com/agriculture/ho…
We've also been doing video documentaries with some of these stories. You can watch them here: indiaspend.com/natural-farming
We have three more stories/interviews/videos that we'll publish in the coming month. Stay tuned!
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