Farms n Farmers (FnF) works with small & marginal farmers for their empowerment and improvement of their current socio-economic condition through innovative ways of farming. In present time, the word “farmer” refers to a man surrounded with infinite mental trauma, who has to deal with thousands of sources of uncertainty and ends up with negligible revenue. FnF lends a helping hand to the farmer to minimise uncertainty & mental trauma and to maximize revenue by use of innovative ways of farming and by providing support resources offered by government. Our advisory board comprises of government bodies, elite institutions, and research bodies. Entire FnF team is committed to use their diverse experience, knowledge and skills to understand the issues faced by farms as well as farmers by starting work at the grassroot level.

Partners

Name	Role	Qualification(s)	Contact
Shashank Kumar	Co-founder	IIT Delhi Graduate
Manish Kumar	Co-founder	IIT Kharagpur Graduate
Mini Thakur	Treasurer	Professor
Amrendra Singh	Senior Executive	NIT Jamshedpur Graduate
Swapnil Kr. Shanu	Director (DeHaat)	IIT Kharagpur Graduate
Adarsh	Senior Executive	ISM Dhanbad Graduate

We refuse to accept things as they are, we see how they should be - and leave no stone unturned to make it happen. That's why we make a difference in FnF. Our inspiration comes from challenging convention, finding solutions and impacting the society with innovation.

We want the best people who can face challenges and take the lead. A career at FnF means ample opportunities to grow and more importantly a self satisfaction for one's contribution to the society.

We appreciate your interest in checking this page. Mail us your resume at careers@farmsnfarmers.org.

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Contact

Farms & Farmers (FnF)

A/52, Housing Colony

Lohiya Nagar, Kankarbagh

Patna - 20

Phone No.: +91-9304-511409

e-mail: contact@farmsnfarmers.org

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If you want to be involved directly or indirectly for the socio-economic development in your state/district/village, feel free to contact us. You may contribute through time/suggestion/financial support. For financial support the account payee cheque or demand draft can be drawn in favour of Farms and Farmers Foundation, payable at Vaishali, Bihar.

Account Details for online/account transfer:

Farms and Farmers Foundation

Account No.: 3160336956

Central Bank of India, Vaishali

Branch Code: 281392

IFSC Code: CBIN0281392

For more details, kindly contact :

contact@farmsnfarmers.org

Manish Kumar: manish@farmsnfarmers.org

Shashank Kumar: shashank@farmsnfarmers.org

DeHaat / देहात

FnF's local centers which are situated in villages, run by micro-entrepreneurs trained and guided by FnF. DeHaat works on franchise model, the micro-entrepreneur running it is the owner of the particular DeHaat. All services of FnF are being provided to its farmers through these DeHaats only. List of DeHaats:

Address	Name of Micro-entrepreneur
Kharouna Gate, Vaishali, Vaishali	Sanjay Kumar
Chakdariya, Vaishali, Vaishali	Sushil Kumar
Nayagaon, Sahdei Buzurg, Vaishali	Madan Mohan Kr. & Sanjeet Kr.
Maricha Ram, Bhagwanpur, Vaishali	Rinku Kumari & Imran
Nayaroad Pokhraira, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur	Mukesh Kumar
Ambara, Saraiya, Muzaffarpur	Vinod Kumar
Paroo, Paroo, Muzaffarpur	Sanjeev Kumar

*If you are interested in opening a DeHaat, please contact us:

Phone Number: 9304511409

E-mail: contact@farmsnfarmers.org

Vaishali

FnF completed the pilot project successfully in Vaishali which has one of the most fertile soils in Bihar. Average land holding per farmer is around 4 to 8 beegha. Although irrigation is not a problem in this district, there are few other issues which are a hurdle in the agricultural growth, like – scattered land, crop spoil by nilgaay etc. Like other areas, majority farmers have been growing only conventional crops like wheat, paddy, and mustard with very few also growing potato and Tobacco as cash crops.

More than 100 women have been trained with the help of KVK Vaishali team. Currently FnF is working on the modification in the banana extraction machine along with RuTAG, IIT Kharagpur so that this project can become large scale. Market linkage is already sought after. This project would help the women of Vaishali’s rural area who will not only be involved in the extraction but also the manufacturing of handicrafts made by banana fiber. At the initial level we are looking to set up process for monthly production of 1000 kg fiber.

Oasis in Banka

Located at the border of Bihar and Jharkhand, this is a purely tribal area, with lack of infrastructure and stricken by poverty and drought. There are miles and miles of barren land in the district.

2011-12

• FnF distributed Paddy seeds (Rajendra Bhagwati) free of cost to the farmers of Nabhigarha & Rajdah villages of Baunsi block. The production was very good and farmers became very happy and satisfied.
• Plantations of Mango, Litchi & Lemons have been done in the area in July-August 2011.

2012-13:

• Arhar (Toor) is being cultivated on more than 30 acres in the area using pure organic methods. It will be harvested in March-April 2013.

• FnF distributed Castor Seeds free of cost to farmers of Mandar area of Banka District.

Artemisia Annua

After huge success of Artemisia Annua farming last year in the area, a lot of farmers shown their interest in its cultivation. But due to some constraints, we had to select very few farmers this year.

More than 25 farmers from villages Khaki Mathiya, Usti, Chetan Chhapra, Repura, Dhobwa, Hardev Tola & Mirzapur of Baniyapur block in Saran District are growing Artemisia Annua on approximately 20 acres.

FnF has provided seeds free of cost to the farmers. Currently (3rd-4th week of Feb 2013) the plants are being transplanted in the field from the nursery. It will be harvested in May-June 2013.

Mentha Farming

Soil and climate of Bihar is very much favourable for Mentha. Also, due to its medicinal properties, Mentha's demand is increasing day-by-day. FnF is promoting Mentha (Mentha Arvensis) farming. In its very first year (2013) of cultivation, around 30 FnF-farmers of Vaishali & Muzaffarpur are cultivating Mentha. For making it more profitable and providing more services and facitilies to its farmers, FnF is installing its own distillation unit of capacity 1 tonne in Vaishali. We see very good potential of Mentha in this region.

Castor Seed

FnF is promoting Castor Seed cultivation in Vaishali & Banka districts of Bihar. Castor Seeds are very much useful for barren land. In the pilot project, farmers realized very good profit from the land, they used to get nothing out of it earlier.

Mustard

FnF promoted "Rajendra Sufalam", the variety developed by RAU Pusa, in Rabi 2012-13. More than 200 farmers cultivated Rajendra Sufalam on more than 150 Acres.The productivity was much higher than the other varieties cultivated in the region.

Rajma

FnF started its journey with Rajma cultivation in 2010. Since then, it became one of the most favourite choice for Rabi season. Due to lack of good-quality seed availability, this year (2012-13) very few farmers were able to grow Rajma. All these farmers materialized more than 50% net profit (minimum) relative to other traditional crops they grow.

Honey

FnF has started working with bee-keepers since March 2013 in Vaishali district. We procure raw honey directly from these bee-keepers who keep on roaming to different places of the state and also out of the state. Currently we are processing the raw honey at processing unit situated at Biwipur Area Small Farmers & Resource-less Community Association (BASFARCA), Belsar, Vaishali.

Till now (May 1st Week, 2013) we have procured Litchi & Mustard honey from our bee-keepers. The processing is being done and the pure & natural packaged Honey will be available very soon.