I was born in a freedom fighters family and hence name Chandrashekar and because
and hence name Chandrashekar and because
and hence name Chandrashekar and because of the global value of my father I could
of the global value of my father I could
of the global value of my father I could go to America to do pursue my post
go to America to do pursue my post
go to America to do pursue my post graduation education in food technology
graduation education in food technology
graduation education in food technology at an early age there was I was only 20
at an early age there was I was only 20
at an early age there was I was only 20 then and after finishing the education I
then and after finishing the education I
then and after finishing the education I started working in a food industry and
started working in a food industry and
started working in a food industry and my one of my last job was to work on the
my one of my last job was to work on the
my one of my last job was to work on the prefabricated potato chips you may be
prefabricated potato chips you may be
prefabricated potato chips you may be having you may be having or eatin
having you may be having or eatin
having you may be having or eatin Pringles brinjals everything was going
Pringles brinjals everything was going
Pringles brinjals everything was going really well I was enjoying that job the
really well I was enjoying that job the
really well I was enjoying that job the freedom and it was already five and a
freedom and it was already five and a
freedom and it was already five and a half years doing all this I was in
half years doing all this I was in
half years doing all this I was in America my father who was a freedom
America my father who was a freedom
America my father who was a freedom fighter he used to write me beautiful
fighter he used to write me beautiful
fighter he used to write me beautiful letters long beautiful letters through
letters long beautiful letters through
letters long beautiful letters through which he taught me the power of a just
which he taught me the power of a just
which he taught me the power of a just society he also taught me why I should
society he also taught me why I should
society he also taught me why I should come back to my village and work for the
come back to my village and work for the
come back to my village and work for the farming community one day over a dinner
farming community one day over a dinner
farming community one day over a dinner table my American roommate asked me a
table my American roommate asked me a
table my American roommate asked me a question why every Indian who comes to
question why every Indian who comes to
question why every Indian who comes to our country for a study purpose and
our country for a study purpose and
our country for a study purpose and never goes back to his own country is
never goes back to his own country is
never goes back to his own country is your country India really that bad I
your country India really that bad I
your country India really that bad I couldn’t answer that question that
couldn’t answer that question that
couldn’t answer that question that moment I also could not sleep that night
moment I also could not sleep that night
moment I also could not sleep that night all I did was I drove to my work next
all I did was I drove to my work next
all I did was I drove to my work next next morning and I resigned
next morning and I resigned
next morning and I resigned to come back to my own village to build
to come back to my own village to build
to come back to my own village to build my own America I came back
my own America I came back
my own America I came back thank you in 1976 end of 76 got married
thank you in 1976 end of 76 got married
thank you in 1976 end of 76 got married to a Narada who is a cancer monologist
to a Narada who is a cancer monologist
to a Narada who is a cancer monologist and we decided to be a farmer couple we
and we decided to be a farmer couple we
and we decided to be a farmer couple we worked hard
worked hard
worked hard year after year at the end of 10 years
year after year at the end of 10 years
year after year at the end of 10 years what we found out that there is no
what we found out that there is no
what we found out that there is no dignity for us in the society we had no
dignity for us in the society we had no
dignity for us in the society we had no financial stability and also there was a
financial stability and also there was a
financial stability and also there was a lot of mental strain this is the same
lot of mental strain this is the same
lot of mental strain this is the same thing that happens in the case of
thing that happens in the case of
thing that happens in the case of farming community of this country today
farming community of this country today
farming community of this country today also and it’s the beauty of a just
also and it’s the beauty of a just
also and it’s the beauty of a just society to give this dignity to this
society to give this dignity to this
society to give this dignity to this hard-working person the farmer so farmer
hard-working person the farmer so farmer
hard-working person the farmer so farmer risks his livelihood here is his
risks his livelihood here is his
risks his livelihood here is his happiness and he continuously producing
happiness and he continuously producing
happiness and he continuously producing food for the society but at the end of
food for the society but at the end of
food for the society but at the end of it he gets loss of dignity excuse me
so this it’s the duty of a just society
so this it’s the duty of a just society to to work to think of a farmer to give
to to work to think of a farmer to give
to to work to think of a farmer to give him that dignity for his hard work how
him that dignity for his hard work how
him that dignity for his hard work how can a farmer get dignity in his life
can a farmer get dignity in his life
can a farmer get dignity in his life farmer can get dignity by giving
farmer can get dignity by giving
farmer can get dignity by giving happiness to his city counterparts by
happiness to his city counterparts by
happiness to his city counterparts by sharing his knowledge about food
sharing his knowledge about food
sharing his knowledge about food production so we have these various
production so we have these various
production so we have these various examples this person from Netherland
examples this person from Netherland
examples this person from Netherland didn’t know where the ground that was
didn’t know where the ground that was
didn’t know where the ground that was coming from likewise there are many
coming from likewise there are many
coming from likewise there are many other things that you see that this
other things that you see that this
other things that you see that this is the green gold people from City our
is the green gold people from City our
is the green gold people from City our brothers and sisters from City don’t
brothers and sisters from City don’t
brothers and sisters from City don’t know how this solar energy gets
know how this solar energy gets
know how this solar energy gets converted into food and food is
converted into food and food is
converted into food and food is something without which we cannot
something without which we cannot
something without which we cannot survive and farmer puts those things in
survive and farmer puts those things in
survive and farmer puts those things in place to keep producing food so food so
place to keep producing food so food so
place to keep producing food so food so dignity for a farmer comes from sharing
dignity for a farmer comes from sharing
dignity for a farmer comes from sharing his knowledge of food production and
his knowledge of food production and
his knowledge of food production and this is what I’m trying to demonstrate
this is what I’m trying to demonstrate
this is what I’m trying to demonstrate here that we show live things on our
here that we show live things on our
here that we show live things on our farm and and people find it happy and
farm and and people find it happy and
farm and and people find it happy and this is what we termed as Krissi per
this is what we termed as Krissi per
this is what we termed as Krissi per item or agro-tourism and what is agro
item or agro-tourism and what is agro
item or agro-tourism and what is agro tourism agro tourism is an activity
tourism agro tourism is an activity
tourism agro tourism is an activity organized by farmer himself fairly sure
organized by farmer himself fairly sure
organized by farmer himself fairly sure learning and fun is combined together so
learning and fun is combined together so
learning and fun is combined together so this is fun we give this unique ride to
this is fun we give this unique ride to
this is fun we give this unique ride to the rest of the people we call it WB
the rest of the people we call it WB
the rest of the people we call it WB right
right
right water buffalo ride and and so chrishi
water buffalo ride and and so chrishi
water buffalo ride and and so chrishi Parton is the only activity in my
Parton is the only activity in my
Parton is the only activity in my opinion that asked that has got a
opinion that asked that has got a
opinion that asked that has got a tremendous ability to attract able youth
tremendous ability to attract able youth
tremendous ability to attract able youth back to rural India or to the farms and
back to rural India or to the farms and
back to rural India or to the farms and unless and until able youth reaches to
unless and until able youth reaches to
unless and until able youth reaches to the farms and rural India we cannot
the farms and rural India we cannot
the farms and rural India we cannot build India into a very powerful and
build India into a very powerful and
build India into a very powerful and strong country mean my team we have
strong country mean my team we have
strong country mean my team we have empowered farming community with one
empowered farming community with one
empowered farming community with one more technique and that is SRT SRT is a
more technique and that is SRT SRT is a
more technique and that is SRT SRT is a Saguna rule
Saguna rule
Saguna rule Saguna rice technique and what is Saguna
Saguna rice technique and what is Saguna
Saguna rice technique and what is Saguna rice technique Saguna rice technique is
rice technique Saguna rice technique is
rice technique Saguna rice technique is it zero till conservation agriculture
it zero till conservation agriculture
it zero till conservation agriculture technique where there is no plumbing no
technique where there is no plumbing no
technique where there is no plumbing no pedaling no transplanting no hoeing or
pedaling no transplanting no hoeing or
pedaling no transplanting no hoeing or even no burning of crop residue for for
even no burning of crop residue for for
even no burning of crop residue for for production of nursery so Saguna rice
production of nursery so Saguna rice
production of nursery so Saguna rice technique yes it’s a
technique yes it’s a
technique yes it’s a beautiful rice crop but it’s not good
beautiful rice crop but it’s not good
beautiful rice crop but it’s not good only for rice every other crop that you
only for rice every other crop that you
only for rice every other crop that you take with srt technique looks beautiful
take with srt technique looks beautiful
take with srt technique looks beautiful it’s very resilient and very uniformly
it’s very resilient and very uniformly
it’s very resilient and very uniformly vigorous look at you already saw
vigorous look at you already saw
vigorous look at you already saw sunflower the leafy vegetables the
sunflower the leafy vegetables the
sunflower the leafy vegetables the ground nut and all other crops you can
ground nut and all other crops you can
ground nut and all other crops you can take very good with with srt technique
take very good with with srt technique
take very good with with srt technique and in srt there is there are several
and in srt there is there are several
and in srt there is there are several advantages but SRT is a technique which
advantages but SRT is a technique which
advantages but SRT is a technique which is good for the farmer and good for the
is good for the farmer and good for the
is good for the farmer and good for the environment both here it is let me tell
environment both here it is let me tell
environment both here it is let me tell you the differences between conventional
you the differences between conventional
you the differences between conventional method and SRT conventional method
method and SRT conventional method
method and SRT conventional method agriculture starts with ploughing and
agriculture starts with ploughing and
agriculture starts with ploughing and that’s the basic mistake of this is what
that’s the basic mistake of this is what
that’s the basic mistake of this is what the zero till conservation scientists
the zero till conservation scientists
the zero till conservation scientists all over the world are talking about we
all over the world are talking about we
all over the world are talking about we are already facing two very important
are already facing two very important
are already facing two very important problems in the world one of that is
problems in the world one of that is
problems in the world one of that is full shortage and second is global
full shortage and second is global
full shortage and second is global warming and both the problems are
warming and both the problems are
warming and both the problems are interrelated and they start with
interrelated and they start with
interrelated and they start with plumbing because plumbing as soon as
plumbing because plumbing as soon as
plumbing because plumbing as soon as they we start plumbing the flooding
they we start plumbing the flooding
they we start plumbing the flooding creates problems of the releasing
creates problems of the releasing
creates problems of the releasing organic carbon from soil into
organic carbon from soil into
organic carbon from soil into environment as soon as temperature goes
environment as soon as temperature goes
environment as soon as temperature goes up more than 30 to 35 degrees centigrade
up more than 30 to 35 degrees centigrade
up more than 30 to 35 degrees centigrade oxygen the carbon in the soil starts
oxygen the carbon in the soil starts
oxygen the carbon in the soil starts burning and it unites with oxygen
burning and it unites with oxygen
burning and it unites with oxygen becomes co2 and gets escaped so
becomes co2 and gets escaped so
becomes co2 and gets escaped so conventional method it starts with
conventional method it starts with
conventional method it starts with plumbing whereas in zero till
plumbing whereas in zero till
plumbing whereas in zero till conservation SRT method we don’t do
conservation SRT method we don’t do
conservation SRT method we don’t do plumbing once we make the baits
plumbing once we make the baits
plumbing once we make the baits permanent base those bears we don’t have
permanent base those bears we don’t have
permanent base those bears we don’t have to plow the land for next 20 years we
to plow the land for next 20 years we
to plow the land for next 20 years we have to keep doubling on the permanent
have to keep doubling on the permanent
have to keep doubling on the permanent results which was earlier picture and
results which was earlier picture and
results which was earlier picture and this is what it turns into
this is what it turns into
this is what it turns into we get wonderful crop if that crop is
we get wonderful crop if that crop is
we get wonderful crop if that crop is not only double double the yield
not only double double the yield
not only double double the yield sometimes it is triple the yield very
sometimes it is triple the yield very
sometimes it is triple the yield very high
high
high amount of productivity that and and the
amount of productivity that and and the
amount of productivity that and and the farmer becomes happy have you ever seen
farmer becomes happy have you ever seen
farmer becomes happy have you ever seen a farmer who is happy farmer has he ever
a farmer who is happy farmer has he ever
a farmer who is happy farmer has he ever said that yes I become happy because of
said that yes I become happy because of
said that yes I become happy because of because of farming profession or have
because of farming profession or have
because of farming profession or have you ever asked a question to maybe ten
you ever asked a question to maybe ten
you ever asked a question to maybe ten farmers how many of you would like to
farmers how many of you would like to
farmers how many of you would like to make your son or farmer son or daughter
make your son or farmer son or daughter
make your son or farmer son or daughter to be farmer in the field
to be farmer in the field
to be farmer in the field nobody says yes no farmer wants his his
nobody says yes no farmer wants his his
nobody says yes no farmer wants his his son or daughter to become a farmer so
son or daughter to become a farmer so
son or daughter to become a farmer so happy farmer is something that we are
happy farmer is something that we are
happy farmer is something that we are getting through a certain zero till
getting through a certain zero till
getting through a certain zero till conservation method another very
conservation method another very
conservation method another very important thing that this is what it’s a
important thing that this is what it’s a
important thing that this is what it’s a big complaint issue for for rice related
big complaint issue for for rice related
big complaint issue for for rice related farming where rice farmers have to burn
farming where rice farmers have to burn
farming where rice farmers have to burn organic matter and crop residue for
organic matter and crop residue for
organic matter and crop residue for preparing their nursery beds in a salty
preparing their nursery beds in a salty
preparing their nursery beds in a salty we have stopped it completely there is
we have stopped it completely there is
we have stopped it completely there is no burning of crop residue whereas on
no burning of crop residue whereas on
no burning of crop residue whereas on the permanent rest but in the dry soil
the permanent rest but in the dry soil
the permanent rest but in the dry soil the work has become so easy that the
the work has become so easy that the
the work has become so easy that the whole family enjoys working in the
whole family enjoys working in the
whole family enjoys working in the working in the field and this is
working in the field and this is
working in the field and this is something very important gain that the
something very important gain that the
something very important gain that the labor requirement has reduced a great
labor requirement has reduced a great
labor requirement has reduced a great deal then the rice crop if you know
deal then the rice crop if you know
deal then the rice crop if you know attracts a big complaint attracts a big
attracts a big complaint attracts a big
attracts a big complaint attracts a big issue that rice gulps a lot of water for
issue that rice gulps a lot of water for
issue that rice gulps a lot of water for your information want to produce one
your information want to produce one
your information want to produce one kilo of rice nature spends three
kilo of rice nature spends three
kilo of rice nature spends three thousand liters to produce one kilo of
thousand liters to produce one kilo of
thousand liters to produce one kilo of rice so you can see this this
rice so you can see this this
rice so you can see this this conventional method is involved with
conventional method is involved with
conventional method is involved with paddling of soil paddling of land now
paddling of soil paddling of land now
paddling of soil paddling of land now paddling is big in one first thing that
paddling is big in one first thing that
paddling is big in one first thing that it requires a lot of water and second
it requires a lot of water and second
it requires a lot of water and second thing all that excess water goes out and
thing all that excess water goes out and
thing all that excess water goes out and it takes away with it almost twenty
it takes away with it almost twenty
it takes away with it almost twenty percent silt and that 20 percent loss
percent silt and that 20 percent loss
percent silt and that 20 percent loss which is like blood of the mother Leland
which is like blood of the mother Leland
which is like blood of the mother Leland it’s a big loss to the to the land then
it’s a big loss to the to the land then
it’s a big loss to the to the land then it requires lot of labour
it requires lot of labour
it requires lot of labour now labourers have becoming scared
now labourers have becoming scared
now labourers have becoming scared and these laborers are skilled laborers
and these laborers are skilled laborers
and these laborers are skilled laborers so requirement of water is reduced more
so requirement of water is reduced more
so requirement of water is reduced more than 50% and requirement of labor also
than 50% and requirement of labor also
than 50% and requirement of labor also is reduced more than 50% whereas this
is reduced more than 50% whereas this
is reduced more than 50% whereas this whole thing with a certain method this
whole thing with a certain method this
whole thing with a certain method this is a fantastic thing you can see this as
is a fantastic thing you can see this as
is a fantastic thing you can see this as a one-month growth of without tillage
a one-month growth of without tillage
a one-month growth of without tillage and unjust directed at crop one more
and unjust directed at crop one more
and unjust directed at crop one more very important thing that conventional
very important thing that conventional
very important thing that conventional method demands lot of goberman or or or
method demands lot of goberman or or or
method demands lot of goberman or or or vermicompost whereas goberman you offer
vermicompost whereas goberman you offer
vermicompost whereas goberman you offer me Campos they are made up of top
me Campos they are made up of top
me Campos they are made up of top portion of the sole plant which is
portion of the sole plant which is
portion of the sole plant which is cellulose and that’s why that molecule
cellulose and that’s why that molecule
cellulose and that’s why that molecule of carbon is a weaker molecule of carbon
of carbon is a weaker molecule of carbon
of carbon is a weaker molecule of carbon as compared to the roots of the previous
as compared to the roots of the previous
as compared to the roots of the previous crop in a salty we leave the roots of
crop in a salty we leave the roots of
crop in a salty we leave the roots of the previous crop in situ to decay
the previous crop in situ to decay
the previous crop in situ to decay slowly and and this gives wonderful
slowly and and this gives wonderful
slowly and and this gives wonderful crops you can see these doubles of the
crops you can see these doubles of the
crops you can see these doubles of the previous rice crop that are left in the
previous rice crop that are left in the
previous rice crop that are left in the soil it’s amazing there are two lakhs
soil it’s amazing there are two lakhs
soil it’s amazing there are two lakhs doubles per hectare and we measured them
doubles per hectare and we measured them
doubles per hectare and we measured them after desiccating them in the oven at 75
after desiccating them in the oven at 75
after desiccating them in the oven at 75 degrees for 24 hours and we found out
degrees for 24 hours and we found out
degrees for 24 hours and we found out that they are actually adding 26 tons of
that they are actually adding 26 tons of
that they are actually adding 26 tons of evenly distributed organic matter into
evenly distributed organic matter into
evenly distributed organic matter into the soil and that is really wonderful
the soil and that is really wonderful
the soil and that is really wonderful because of which it adds the soil
because of which it adds the soil
because of which it adds the soil becomes really beautiful and it is
becomes really beautiful and it is
becomes really beautiful and it is beautiful it’s light it’s got nice
beautiful it’s light it’s got nice
beautiful it’s light it’s got nice fragrance and it has as the organic
fragrance and it has as the organic
fragrance and it has as the organic carbon goes up more than it starts going
carbon goes up more than it starts going
carbon goes up more than it starts going up more than 1 percent and here you can
up more than 1 percent and here you can
up more than 1 percent and here you can see circular bog has proved within three
see circular bog has proved within three
see circular bog has proved within three years with a salty technique it has gone
years with a salty technique it has gone
years with a salty technique it has gone to two point one four percent and this
to two point one four percent and this
to two point one four percent and this is a wonderful thing if you if you know
is a wonderful thing if you if you know
is a wonderful thing if you if you know if you understand the soil sense and
if you understand the soil sense and
if you understand the soil sense and because of this this thing what has
because of this this thing what has
because of this this thing what has happened next is that we have started
happened next is that we have started
happened next is that we have started getting earthworms showing earthworms in
getting earthworms showing earthworms in
getting earthworms showing earthworms in the paddock
the paddock
the paddock it was the first time in the whole world
it was the first time in the whole world
it was the first time in the whole world now imagine 50% 60% people in the world
now imagine 50% 60% people in the world
now imagine 50% 60% people in the world eat rice that much area the rice is
eat rice that much area the rice is
eat rice that much area the rice is grown whereas it was for the first time
grown whereas it was for the first time
grown whereas it was for the first time that it is 2,000 farmers in Maharashtra
that it is 2,000 farmers in Maharashtra
that it is 2,000 farmers in Maharashtra are now able to show presence of
are now able to show presence of
are now able to show presence of earthworms in the paddy field and as the
earthworms in the paddy field and as the
earthworms in the paddy field and as the earthworms came everything else starts
earthworms came everything else starts
earthworms came everything else starts falling in place words followed it let’s
falling in place words followed it let’s
falling in place words followed it let’s see more the butterflies
see more the butterflies
see more the butterflies this is all wonderful things that we are
this is all wonderful things that we are
this is all wonderful things that we are seeing butterfly congregation never seen
seeing butterfly congregation never seen
seeing butterfly congregation never seen in my whole life before even butterfly
in my whole life before even butterfly
in my whole life before even butterfly experts came and they said this is not a
experts came and they said this is not a
experts came and they said this is not a very common phenomena even in India but
very common phenomena even in India but
very common phenomena even in India but because of a salty increased organic
because of a salty increased organic
because of a salty increased organic carbon these are all things that are
carbon these are all things that are
carbon these are all things that are falling in place the nature is coming
falling in place the nature is coming
falling in place the nature is coming into its own picture assert is a climate
into its own picture assert is a climate
into its own picture assert is a climate smart method of farming this is a farmer
smart method of farming this is a farmer
smart method of farming this is a farmer which is conventional method in 2014-15
which is conventional method in 2014-15
which is conventional method in 2014-15 and 16 3 years there was drought and
and 16 3 years there was drought and
and 16 3 years there was drought and this was the spate of the farmers they
this was the spate of the farmers they
this was the spate of the farmers they failed miserably but assault he
failed miserably but assault he
failed miserably but assault he performed very well similarly in other
performed very well similarly in other
performed very well similarly in other years like 2011 2012 and 13 both years
years like 2011 2012 and 13 both years
years like 2011 2012 and 13 both years there was heavy rain all the fields
there was heavy rain all the fields
there was heavy rain all the fields benefits they become they became like
benefits they become they became like
benefits they become they became like big points they were flooded so much but
big points they were flooded so much but
big points they were flooded so much but even that condition also paddy performed
even that condition also paddy performed
even that condition also paddy performed very well
very well
very well this is the climate smart agriculture
this is the climate smart agriculture
this is the climate smart agriculture and all this is is in operation
and all this is is in operation
and all this is is in operation tremendous amount of enthusiasm it’s not
tremendous amount of enthusiasm it’s not
tremendous amount of enthusiasm it’s not only ease in operation but but the input
only ease in operation but but the input
only ease in operation but but the input costs various input costs have reduced
costs various input costs have reduced
costs various input costs have reduced to 50% and the productivity has doubled
to 50% and the productivity has doubled
to 50% and the productivity has doubled so this is what is bound to happen
so this is what is bound to happen
so this is what is bound to happen the whole village after village is
the whole village after village is
the whole village after village is becoming very happy in short what we
becoming very happy in short what we
becoming very happy in short what we want to say that the moment has started
want to say that the moment has started
want to say that the moment has started there have been many technologies there
there have been many technologies there
there have been many technologies there are many technologies already available
are many technologies already available
are many technologies already available but it is needed that the movement must
but it is needed that the movement must
but it is needed that the movement must begin and it has happened in
begin and it has happened in
begin and it has happened in case of SRT so this is how I can confirm
case of SRT so this is how I can confirm
case of SRT so this is how I can confirm that we have We certainly have a
that we have We certainly have a
that we have We certainly have a technique which has got potential to
technique which has got potential to
technique which has got potential to give enough it to make it really prove
give enough it to make it really prove
give enough it to make it really prove that it’s a just society and along with
that it’s a just society and along with
that it’s a just society and along with it it we are also able to combat climate
it it we are also able to combat climate
it it we are also able to combat climate change at the same time thank you very
change at the same time thank you very
change at the same time thank you very much
much
much [Applause]
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