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"They say you can't make a living from farming, but I say doing anything else isn't really living."

This is what our proud farmer trainee and father of 3 believes. Born and brought up in extreme poverty, Mohan (name changed) never received any formal education. All he knew since childhood is that he is a poor farmer - but he had an aim - he won't die poor; He will fight his own war and he is going to win it.

He kept working hard and waited for the right opportunity. His dream took flight when Seva Mandir started agricultural trainings in his village in 2015. These trainings provide good agricultural practicesto marginal farmers. Mohan started the training with full dedication and determination and he implemented these farming techniques with coriander cultivation and 4kgs of quality seeds were provided by Seva Mandir to the village for best outcomes.

2 months after sowing the seeds, Mohan made around 15 trips to the market to sell the produce and made Rs 63,000 ($885). The monetary costs he incurred in the process were the cost of transportation and labor for cutting the coriander leaves.

This coriander cultivation encouraged Mohan, and he chose cauliflower for the next crop cultivation. The cauliflower was also profitable and he made Rs 28,000 ($390) from a single harvest. 

Today Mohan is successful and selling his crops at a very good profit margin. He even became the role model for other members of his community.

On behalf of Mohan and his family please accept our gratitude for this humanitarian work. It is because of you that people like Mohan have restored their faith in humanity.  You are an integral part of this journey in providing sustainable livelihoods to underprivileged people and we are proud to be associated with you.

Thank you once again for your support.

Regards

Atul Lekhra & the Seva Mandir Team

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