To ensure the food security of 1.4Bn Indians, farmers practice multiple-croppings.

In 1970s, the Indian green revolution made India’s food security self-sufficient, possible due to high yield seeds that took less time to mature, thus allowing for multiple croppings- a mantle taken up by Punjab farmers

Running against time, farmers need to clear stubble within only 15 Days. In such a short window, the only way left is to burn it- a decades old practice now ingrained in farmers lives.

Punjab farmers light their fields on fire to clear stubble, choking north-India in toxic pollution- annually 27Mn tonnes of stubble is burnt in Punjab which emits 6.8Mn tonnes of greenhouse gases.

Farmers were getting blamed for pollution despite their helplessness.

Our Challenge: Burning is an inherent part of Punjab farmer’s behavior; How could we transform a traditional but unsustainable farming practice of decades to a sustainable system of crop-sowing.