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Dalbir, 55, near Jaipur

“Some years back NGO people said do organic. They helped me set up vermi-compost, cow urine sprays. I stopped small quantities of chemicals used by me. Inspectors came for two-three years. Now nobody comes. I am still farming same way.”

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Reality Translation Layer.

Dalbir, you did not enter organic to chase premium or certification. You removed chemical fertilizers and pesticides step by step. Crops adjusted slowly. Yields dipped little, then stabilized. Costs reduced. You learnt by doing, not by theory. Certification came and went, but your practices stayed.

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Am I alone or someone is holding my hand!

Initially NGO held your hand—training, compost unit, paperwork. Later, system withdrew. But by then you were confident. No buyer contracts. No export companies. Your real support became people around you—neighbor’s, friends, friends of friends—who saw how you farm.

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Is it really worthwhile or just cosmetics?

For you, organic is real and worthwhile. Not because of labels, but because trust replaced marketing. You sell bajra, moong, peanut, wheat, methi dana, barley directly. People pay about 20% extra happily. No certification drama. No middlemen. Your income improved quietly, sustainably.