Stories from the field, India

Meet Sujay Bhat, an agricultural consultant from Sirsi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India, who is revolutionizing how farming knowledge is shared! 🌱

Meet Mehboob Hulagur, a dedicated Cluster Coordinator and ERA (Entrepreneur for Rural Access) from Timmapura, Haveri District, Karnataka, India! 🌾

Meet Manjunath, a dedicated Livestock Coordinator working with SCODWES on a GIZ project in Karnataka, India! 🌾🐄

Meet Saleem, a dedicated Village Resource Person (VRP) from Yadgir district, Karnataka, India, who is transforming his community through the power of digital agricultural education.

"If you ask me if I have benefited from natural farming, I will say that the yield will be a little lower. But the product comes in good quality.

"By raising the chickens I used to make a profit of Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500... But now I have about six or seven thousand rupees in profit at a time." - Abdur Rohim Meet Abdur Rohim, a dedicated poultry farmer from Markula village in the Goalpara district of Assam, India. 

"Now that we have followed this new rule, we are able to run our household well... I'm also able to hire day labourers to carry on the work." - Indira Boro Meet Indira Boro, a hardworking farmer from Balijuri village in Kamrup, Assam, India.

"I've been benefited. I can now teach others by watching it myself." – Mrs. Manju Rabha Meet Mrs. Manju Rabha, a farmer from Bakulipara village in Kamrup, Assam, India.

"Now I'm encouraged after watching the video and I'll plant more in the future. I'll plan more systematically." - Getmorin A Sangma Meet Getmorin A Sangma, a farmer from Hahim village in Kamrup, Assam, India.

In this inspiring testimonial, meet Basavaraj from Konkal village in Yadgir district. Once saving just INR 300 a day from his small grocery shop, his life took a positive turn when he was introduced to the Access Agriculture app by Rafi and Saleem.

Meet Eshwar, a guest teacher from Konkal village in Yadgir district, Karnataka, India, who successfully transformed his financial situation through poultry and sheep farming.

Meet Balappa, a traditional farmer from Machanur village in Yadgir district, Karnataka, India. Coming from a family that relied solely on yearly agricultural income, Balappa realized the need for a daily income source to manage his family's everyday expenses.