From Zero Income To Cent Per Cent Income
Vandana Chaudhari, a housewife from Junglepada ,Jawhar in Palghar district of Maharashtra, started functioning…
Success with Banana Crop
Dhirendrabhai Desai is a progressive farmer from Panetha village in Bharuch district of Gujarat and a beneficiary of the “Krishi Vigyan…
A Dream come True
To improve the income and quality of life of families in the tribal belt of South Gujarat, 125 families in Kaprada block of Valsad…
Great Expectations
Subedar Yadav is a dairy farmer in Maudha village of Gazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, located on the border of Azamgarh district…
From the Dark Shadows of Poverty
I am Suresh Gopinath Khaire. During the worst drought in 1972, my parents migrated to Urulikanchan. After studying upto …
Change of Fortune
Mina Rao from Nandapur village, Koraput district of Odisha, owned two nondescript cows which were able to yield only 3 to 4 litres …
Champion Woman Dairy Farmer
Sushma Lakda, a woman dairy farmer from Kudu Navatoli, Lohardaga, Jharkhand, narrated her experience in maintaining a herd of…
Blazing a New Trail
Vijaya Rani, an AI technician, operating a franchised cattle development centre in Chanamuthyreddy Gudern village in Atmakur…
Harvest of Hope
Chimanbhai Patel’s farm in Kesargam village in Bharuch district of Gujarat was no different from many others in the vicinity. He…
Every Drop of Water Counts
The main occupation of Baldeogarh in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, a semi-arid region with red sandy soil and deprived…
River Revival
Garkhindi is an interior village in Parner block of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, with 1280 population representing 256…
From Darkness to Light
After her husband, a farmer, committed suicide, the responsibility of bringing up her two children came on Tarabai Baban Padol…
Wadi improved her Quality of Life
When the Governor of Maharashtra, Dr. P.C. Alexander visited the tribal development programme at Jawhar in Palghar district of…
Wadi means business for Babanbhai
In early 1980’s, when Dr. Manibhai Desai, Founder of BAIF, proposed to promote Orchard Development for rehabilitation of…
Factory Worker to Innovative Farmer
Babulal Dayal from Kaukheda village in Barmer, Rajasthan, was a rag picker. In 2013, he joined the BAIF-CAIRN Wadi project and…
Beating all Odds
Dan Singh, a 65 year old man from Manner Malla village in Patti district of Uttarakhand, practiced traditional farming on open…
Woman Farmer demonstrates Woman Power
Chhabeli Devi is a marginal farmer in Gopalichak village, Dharhara, Munger district of Bhar. She had…
Vegetable Growers Double their Income
To increase the income of small farmers, vegetable cultivation was promoted in Damaragidda mandal of Mahaboobnagar district, Telangana…
Championing Equality
At first, Rangaina Koppalu village in Hunsur taluk of Mysuru district appears to be nondescript, but as one walks by its bylanes, one gets to see…



















