Akshayakalpa Organic's Sustainability Initiatives

The practices at Akshayakalpa farms are based largely on the principles of circular economy and co-existence farming to reduce our ecological footprint.  Simply put, it is the interdependent relationship between the cow-dung –the soil – the fodder –the milk –the income generated – the farmer family and the farm. We encourage localization of all resources – wherein the day-to-day requirement of the organic farm is met by the farm itself.

A product that has served its purpose should be a part of a new cycle of use. For example, the cow-dung produced by the cows is put through a bio-digester to produce methane gas. This gas is used by the farmers to run machinery and equipment or within the kitchen. The residue sludge is converted to the slurry, which adds to the fertility of the soil at our farms.

The slurry also prepares the soil to sustain bio-diversity. Each of our farms is home to an assorted range of crops to increase the bio-diversity and the family’s food is grown on their very land. This not only provides an additional source of income to the farmer but the ‘waste’ from many of these crops is reused in other ways. Coconut husks, used as mulch, find their way back to the soil as fertilizer.

Through our Akshayakalpa initiatives, we provide farmers with end-to-end technological know-how and guidance to ensure the produce– including the fodder grown for the cows – is cultivated without the use of chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or herbicides. Because of this, the quality of soil is restored over time, leading to healthy and nutritious produce and milk, the goodness of which is passed along the chain of interdependence.

Innovation is a priority at our Akshayakalpa Organic model farm. It is here we continuously strive towards the betterment of our practices and towards a healthy future for all our consumers. Currently, we have developed and are researching into practices like ‘raised bed farming’ and ‘bee-keeping’ at our 25-acre organic farm, which when implemented by other farmers will be an additional source of supplementary income and an increase in biodiversity.

At Akshayakalpa, we strive to achieve the balance between the two wheels of agriculture – Ecological sustainability and economic sustainability. This is how we create conscious farmers who care about the consumers’ health and their ecological impact while maintaining the integrity of the land!