Maharashtra’s experiment of using organic farming as tool to tackle agrarian crisis draws attention
A successful organic farming initiative in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, where farmers were facing a crisis leading to suicides, is now being expanded statewide. The project has enrolled 9,600 farmers and has seen no suicides among participating families. The initiative, called “Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Naisraghik Kheti Mission,” has brought about 12 lakh hectares of land under…