Photos: Gurgaon’s urban communities farm on rented agricultural land
Updated On Feb 19, 2018 12:45 PM IST
An increasing number of professional communities in Delhi and NCR are now renting agricultural land for organic farming.
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Shikha Gaur, a Gurgaon resident is seen at work in an agricultural field, taken on lease for community organic farming in Gairatpur. Green Leaf India, a community of about 80 urban organic farmers in Gurgaon has rented 52 farms, where they grow everything from tomatoes to potatoes for their kitchen. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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An increasing number of professionals in Delhi and NCR are renting agricultural land for organic farming. “Twenty-eight families from Delhi and NCR have leased agriculture land from us near Palwal, a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Delhi,” says Deepak Gupta, co-founder, Organic Maati, which helps them set up organic farms. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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Every individual in the community has a 600-yard farm for which they contribute Rs 28, 000 every six months, including the cost of seeds and the salaries of nine labourers they have hired to help them. The community pays Rs 60,000 per acre per annum as rent to the land owners. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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A resident from Gurgaon shows organically grown beans at his agricultural farms in Badshapur, Gurgaon. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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The‘agri-enterprises’ believe they are creating a sustainable local food and agricultural system that benefits the farmers, urban communities, and the environment. These firms help residents set up organic farms by subleasing farmland it takes on lease from farmers. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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The farmers who lease out their land for community farming benefit as well. “Many of these farmers generally get about Rs 8,000 per acre annually for giving their land on Batai to landless farmers. We lease large tracts of land from them and pay thrice as much”, says Deepak Gupta. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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