Decoding organic

“FOR THE past three years, my tomato crop has not been infested by a single pest. I have got a healthy and sizable yield. My spinach, too, has flourished,” says Kamraj of Govindapuram village in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

He credits this success to the organic farming methods he follows on advice of fellow cultivator Dharuman. “I have known about the principles of organic farming for a long time and tried to practise them on a small part of my 6 hectare (ha)-land. But I was always confused about the processes, such as preparation of the organic inputs. Dharuman makes all the steps seem simple and effective,” he adds.