How a farm in Visakhapatnam is popularising natural farming techniques
The HinduOngole bulls, native cows, the intermittent fights of country chickens, sunshine yellow butterflies and the peaty smell of fresh dung. Shankar, despite being a city boy is an integral part of the Rythu Mitra group, where a team of farmers is bringing back natural farming techniques. In 2017, he joined hands with like-minded individuals to form the Rythu Mitra group with the aim of promoting natural farming techniques, and help farmers market their produce. Today, about 125 farmers from the districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam are part of Rythu Mitra, and have been trained by Shankar in natural farming techniques. To get good produce with natural farming, it takes a year or two,” he says, adding “Every day is a learning experience for me.” Shankar today manages two farms in Visakhapatnam and one in Karnataka.
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