To fertilise or not to fertilise is an existential dilemma for a farmer. Narayana Reddy once took the advice of a stray Californian tourist and decided to go organic on his farm at Varthur near Bangalore.

His success has been phenomenal, so much so that representatives from the European Community (EC) have visited his farm.

The early days were so tough that he came close to committing suicide. But he struggled on, having thrown away "all the books on agriculture that farmers are taught to follow". Finally, the tide turned. His farm now produces soya beans, peanuts. coffee, guavas, chikoos and mulberries....
His coconut trees yield 150 fruit each annually, as opposed to the 40 they used to yield earlier. His big moment came when the EC invited him to an agriculture seminar in Brussels...

From Fukuoka to Baba Ramdev to many scientists and agriculture enthusiasts... people visit his farm to witness his method and learn from him