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Union Christian College in Aluva launched 'Kedaram', an organic farm and seed bank featuring an automated irrigation system, spearheaded by the NSS unit and Thanalidam to promote sustainable farming and seed preservation.
Buyers frequently arrive in large lorries to purchase manure in bulk, allowing the farm to sell over 700 tins of dried fertiliser annually after meeting their own garden needs.
Indian farmer VP Naushad successfully transformed an abandoned quarry in Kerala into a lucrative aquaculture hub, operating ten floating cages to harvest twelve tonnes of tilapia annually, while integrating organic vegetable farming.
Dairy farmers face rising feed costs and disease, but Siddique and Fathima established a thriving 40-cow farm after initial losses, utilising innovative sheds and selling milk and calves profitably.
A Kerala farmer replaced rubber with hybrid coconut palms, earning steady income by selling tender coconuts and intercropping, demonstrating agricultural innovation.
In Wayanad, farmer Shaju preserves traditional paddy cultivation using buffaloes and a wooden plough, championing ecological benefits and an ancestral craft.
2.5 acres of prime urban land were turned into a successful dragon fruit farm, prioritising stewardship and organic farming over commercial development, using modern techniques and an efficient distribution network.
Farmers in Kadavallur lack guidance and subsidies due to an absent agriculture officer, delaying essential lime powder distribution before the crucial Mundakan cropping season.
For Sindhu and her family, the biggest reward of their urban farm is the guarantee of safe, pesticide-free food.
A Class V student, Sidhivinayak, grows 16 varieties of microgreens for his school's midday meals, promoting chemical-free food and inspiring others to farm, and dreams of creating a forest.
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