Thursday, November 3, 2011

Two IITians, Shashank Kumar and Manish Kumar, sowing change in Bihar's farmlands


The Economic Times
"Farmers face a plenty of problems. What is shocking is that they face labour and water shortage and still grow wheat and paddy.


"We are offering a 360-degree solution. Based on the soil condition and farmer profile, crop selection is done. We ensure right input availability, training, trouble shooting and marketing," said Shashank.

"For our pilot project, we suggested rajma instead of wheat and fortunately it brought 100 percent profits. Then word spread and in one year you can find our footprints in seven other districts in Bihar."

Farms n Farmers also works in Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Purnea, Banka, Rohtas and Patna with over 1,000 farmers.

"Our survey revealed what the buyer wants. If he wants potato, then what kind of potatoes is he looking for and for which variety will he pay the maximum price - so we select the crop accordingly," Shashank said.

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