At a time when excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides has become the norm in agriculture across India, a small community near Kozhikode in Kerala is making an effort to return to much healthier practices of organic farming.
"The basic aim of cultivation is never only harvesting only. It is an attempt to make our lifecycle complete," Babu Parambath, green activist and Project Director of Niravu, told VillageSquare.in . "That is what the Niravu initiative is trying to communicate to society."
Niravu, which means fullness, is today a proven example of the successful efforts of a community to regain a bygone lifestyle. It is a collective engaged in organic cultivation and related nature-friendly activities. Niravu started as a residents association of 101 households in Vengeri, a small village on the outskirts of Kozhikode.
In 2006, VS Achuthanandan, the then Chief Minister of Kerala, requested social workers to focus on the development of Kerala in his golden jubilee year speech to the state. Keeping these words in mind, some social activists in Vengeri planned to conduct a survey with the help of National Service Scheme (NSS) students of Providence Women's College in the neighbourhood.
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