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In this episode of Rootmaps, Shashi Kumar explains the traditional way of growing Ragi using only organic methods.
In a New Year's special episode of Rootmaps, we got two main folks behind GFM - Shashi Kumar and Nevin Thomas - to answer a few frequently asked questions about the initiative.
The key to agriculture, Akshyakalpa Organic's Shashi Kumar explains, is to have a fine balance between ecology, economics, technology and diversity.
How do we grow organically when we have no idea how to farm, especially when the generational transfer of farming knowledge has ceased, with more and more people moving away from the profession?
In the second episode of Rootmaps, Shashi Kumar addresses contentious topics such as the indigenous vs foreign species debate and an initiative by Akshayakalpa to revitalize the ecosystem by planting trees in what Kumar terms the commons, land which belongs to the public. Kumar also talks about the challenges they have faced with farmers who oppose the initiative. Nevin asks tough questions about consumerism and ways to combat it.
In the first episode of Rootmaps, Shashi Kumar highlights the superpowers of the highly overlooked grassland
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