: At This Jaipur Farm, Learn Organic Farming From Duo Who have Taught 8000 farmers #IndiaNEWS #Farming In 2017, when Indra Raj Jat and Seema Saini from Jaipur, Rajasthan, completed their studies, their

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At This Jaipur Farm, Learn Organic Farming From Duo Who have Taught 8000 farmers #IndiaNEWS #Farming
In 2017, when Indra Raj Jat and Seema Saini from Jaipur, Rajasthan, completed their studies, their parents wanted them to secure a job. But they had different ideas of what they wanted to do next.
The duo studied agriculture at the same college, Seema did her MSc while Indra did his BSc, and shared the same vision. So, they decided to embark on a journey to start their venture by implementing integrated agriculture and agro-tourism.
They rented out about one and a half hectares of land in the Khora Shyamdas village of Rajasthan and started sustainable farming along with animal husbandry that included poultry farming, goat rearing, cow rearing, camel rearing and so on. The farm also promotes agro-tourism and hosts its guests in mud houses that were inspired by the traditional villages of Rajasthan.
Their successful agri-venture clocked a turnover of around Rs 35 lakh last year.
After realising the scope of sustainable agriculture and agro-tourism, the duo registered their initiative as an NGO four years ago, to promote the same. Ever since they have been training thousands of farmers in organic and integrated farming and encouraging them to take up agro-tourism too.
A Sustainable Farming & Agro-Tourism Mission

A lot of people advised them not to venture into the field of agriculture saying that it wouldn’t be profitable. Indra says, “We both belong to agricultural families plus we studied agriculture, so we had a good idea about farming and how to go about it. But we never thought that it would be this successful. Also, through our venture, we realised the potential of agro-tourism and started promoting it as well. �
The duo has adopted integrated farming methods and grow different types of vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants and grains like bajra, barley, wheat and so on. “As we are following a sustainable farming model, we prepare everything from animal feed to farm manure within the farm itself. So, we don’t have to go out for anything,� says Indra.
Besides farming, the duo also promotes agro-tourism and has been hosting about 50 guests a month, says Seema, adding that all the produce from the farm is being sold on the farm itself.
“Other than the vegetables and grains, we also sell dairy products, spices and value-added products like pickles. But we never had to market them outside the farm,� Indra adds.
Talking about the concept of agro-tourism, he says, “When we started, I built a mud house in the field for us to stay while we were at the farm. Most of the people who visited were fascinated by the mud house and many expressed their interest in staying in such mud houses. That’s how we realised the scope of building such traditional mud houses and hosting guests, thereby offering them an indulging farm experience.

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