A film on Non-Pesticidal Management revolution in Andhrapradesh
In the seventies, most Indians were awe-struck with the success of the Green Revolution, that we just did not question the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The film is evidence that we were grossly mistaken.
Farmers in villages of Anantapur and Warangal districts have adopted NPM or Non Pesticidal Management practices and have grown food successfully without using pesticides.
What started as an effort to curb the devastating impacts of the Red Headed Hairy Caterpillar in the early 80s, is now a movement. Farmers have taken the control of their agricultural knowledge based on their traditional wisdom and local, indigenous solutions combined with farmer-friendly modern technologies and scientific intervention.
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Veerabagupathy: A Community in Transition (English/Tamil) VCD-Pal 28 min 21 sec
Disasters cause great unheaval and acute misery. But the converted efforts at relief and rehabilitation give an opportunity for the people to voice their concerns. The aftermath of the Dec 2004 tsunami bears testimony to this. This film showcases the reconstruction process in tsunami affected Veerabagupathy village in Kanyakumari District. In a very peculiar case, the villagers here did not wait for the government. They bought the land and chose the agencieis that would help them. The film also highlights the use of low cost technologies like the Rat Trap Bond and Filler slab, which were met with reluctance by the villagers in the initial phase of reconstruction.
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