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Vijay Jardhari - Beej Bachao Andolan (BBA)
Vijay Jardhari, a farmer and social activist from Jardhargaon in Uttarakhand, realised how traditional farming techniques were superior to modern interventions in agriculture. The crop yields of the so called high yielding varieties in modern agriculture were actually low and soil fertility was declining, leading to an increasing dependence on toxic chemicals.