From Rain Dependent to Year Round Farming

Once reliant on erratic monsoon rains, Hemant Sahu, a farmer from Sarwani village in Bhamhniidiha, Jangir Champa, Chhattisgarh, now grows vegetables year round thanks to a farm well built under MGNREGA. The 2.99 lakh Rupees borewell, completed with 357 man days of labour, transformed his 0.6 acre plot into a green belt of tomatoes, brinjal, … Read more