Indian farmers beat water scarcity with innovation
After losing crops to severe drought for years, farmers in Maharashtra are seeing high yields through imaginative cultivation methods. They told DW that taking control is better than protesting government policy.
Farmer Ambalesh Kashinath shows off his yield of cauliflowers
Krishna Narode, 26, from Gangapur village in India s western Maharashtra state, is visibly excited as he surveys his four-acre farm where he cultivates an array of crops and fruits, including papaya, sugar cane, wheat and ginger.
In a few months, it will be time for harvesting and Narode knows that his efforts will pay dividends as he has relied on natural farming practices.