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.

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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.