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Our mission is to transform traditional farming practices into a regenerative ecosystem that restores soil health, preserves biodiversity, and mitigates climate change impacts.\n\n### Values:\n\n- Ecosystem Regeneration: We prioritize practices that regenerate soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote ecological balance.\n- Community Collaboration: We believe in fostering strong partnerships with local farmers and stakeholders to co-create sustainable solutions and build resilient communities.\n- Innovation and Adaptability: We embrace innovation and adapt traditional wisdom to develop cutting-edge regenerative techniques that are responsive to environmental changes.", "hidden": false, "question": "Please describe your project's mission and values.", "questionId": 1}, {"type": "short-answer", "answer": "Kagal, Karnataka, India", "hidden": false, "question": "What is the location of your land project?", "questionId": 2}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "### Regenerative Practices Integrated into Atarya Agro's Rice Cultivation:\n\n- Healthy Soil Management: At Atarya Agro, we prioritize the health of our soil by implementing simple yet effective methods. We utilize cover crops (like ground nuts, pigeon peas, some seasonal vegetables) and organic matter to enrich the soil with essential nutrients and improve its water retention capacity. Additionally, we produce our own organic fertilizers through vermicomposting, harnessing the power of worms to convert organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. Furthermore, we integrate animal byproducts like cow dung to enhance soil fertility and structure. By adopting these practices, we aim to cultivate soil that is not only richer in nutrients but also more resilient, leading to stronger and healthier rice plants while reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.\n![Vermicompost Set-up](https://i.postimg.cc/gc89TCHC/atarya-6-vermicompost.png)\n![Cow Dung Compost Unit](https://i.postimg.cc/jdc1VtwF/atarya-7-manure.png)\n\n- Diverse Habitats: We're creating spaces around our rice fields for native plants and beneficial insects to thrive. This helps us naturally control pests and promotes a healthier ecosystem without relying on harmful pesticides.\n\n- Water Efficiency: Through small changes like using water-saving techniques  like alternate wetting and drying (AWD) alog with system of rice intensification (SRI) and smarter irrigation methods, we're conserving water without compromising on rice yield. This ensures that we're using our water resources responsibly while keeping our paddies productive. Our focus will be to  improve water efficiency, reduce water consumption, and mitigate the impacts of water scarcity while maintaining or even increasing rice yields. \n\n- Carbon Capture: By planting trees around our fields and using organic materials in our farming practices, we're trapping carbon dioxide from the air and storing it in the soil. This not only helps fight climate change but also improves the quality of our soil over time. Generally we plant Coconut trees around the field but sometimes Casuarina tree are planted for this purpose.\n \n- Community Involvement: We're working closely with local farmers and government departments to share these simple yet effective practices through hands-on workshops and demonstrations. Together, we're building a community of farmers who are empowered to farm sustainably and protect our environment for future generations.\n\n### Progress so far:\n\n- Currently, we have identified and preserved over 30 rare and overlooked varieties of traditional local rice varieties. \n![Varieties of Indigenous Rice Crop](https://i.postimg.cc/G2tP6nDv/atarya-1-30varietyofseeds.png)\n\n - We have provided these revitalized endangered crops to local agricultural colleges. They will help us to preserve the spices and with their help these varieties can be made available for other farmers. \n![Rice seed germination process](https://i.postimg.cc/HnBrmrCx/atarya-2-saplingsintrays.png)", "hidden": false, "question": "Summarize the regenerative activities you are engaged in.", "questionId": 3}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We want to carry out scientific studies on the 30 varieties of forgotten native rice varieties to determine their growing requirements and nutritional value. In addition, we would like to understand their climate resilience capacity.\n![Fully grown local varieties](https://i.postimg.cc/sDhkbt9F/atarya-4-3localvarities.png)\n\n- We have observed that some of these varieties consume up to 25% to 50% less water. \n\n- Climate resilience for plants is more crucial than ever. There is currently a severe drought in the state of Karnataka, causing never seen before losses in the agricultural section. \n\n- Our upcoming plan involves distributing these seeds and saplings to 50 local farmers and document their opinions and experiences with it.\n\n- We intend to conduct workshops within the local farmer community to share knowledge about organic and traditional agricultural practices, and as well about the native rice species.\n\n- Establishing experience zones where farmers and other community members can witness firsthand the process of these farming techniques.", "hidden": false, "question": "What particular initiatives will these funds support?", "questionId": 4}, {"type": "paragraph", "answer": "- We shall diligently monitor alterations in underground water levels and soil profiles to evaluate the impact of our initiative. \n\n- We will also calculate the amount of water saved per unit yield by growing native rice species rather than the commonly used water-intensive variety.\n\n### Team - \nNagaraj Naik\nDeepak KM", "hidden": false, "question": "How will/do you measure or determine the impact of your efforts?", "questionId": 5}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "Your Signal phone number (for a group chat, if you have one)", "questionId": 6, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "kTxcKfzJr0KlOdG4SrLvO3y9kXNr8loFBhNgWg29TZ8=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "32d77e590677dfbd71d29ab3fc287c85a0aad201945bf9882d4499309b08738d4000cf2f1df8c733e6026cde66b80411a2d6d29798ebb19fe3f03f60548bdecc9c074b6d8229c0005220bd3ff29326975fd348704e90e52f176e203e55da47915902e2383c37bb61067c4dc7b532f145ab80e77000676e342451b5223b282aac00000000000000206bf2535d8bf9fb27f9fe17a56ac8da5a57bd308803b597924daf631dc5bb7afac908d4196ffc9291aab9e0ffc8e1928e"}}, {"type": "short-answer", "hidden": true, "question": "Your Telegram phone number (for a group chat, if you have one)", "questionId": 7, "encryptedAnswer": {"ciphertext": "AQo+on2e+GgrzFuMGXwj2B+zCbeYq0Rd1cXXEdT3MoE=", "encryptedSymmetricKey": "061526f27a3d34fcad4c46dfb054d4823ac3c8a783fb47c9be36c269ce5a43a2dd9a57376cbe5958cf944ed57f458705c18f6eb37176f058de5e54c36ed0b6680384583ba5f33e46dec37b6fa3c6b0fa5c70a8ec4c881ccd9bb5a5e6cbd0f4b27231a8f59c71a706ddc9d83688345bccaa7d5dda4cac6c40c29977309f3bb59200000000000000202392edcf34a0bc71d030859134ec7048958c958e329b7895e827e6db8ceccfcc7ba30da1e37202a6e31189421cdcceac"}}], "project": {"id": "0x0083889bbdc16a4ad24406f84542740214ad035cf4ba8a2b8498f19eee625176", "title": "Atarya Agro: Nurturing Traditional Regenerative Farming", "logoImg": "bafkreidcbkdj7gnsk6xzukf46ab3phvp634jrz74d5nskhwtydboak6zsa", "metaPtr": {"pointer": "bafkreig7d7gqdd7ml4vs5bazde2svxoarih2hojql75h2uzz52vr7ojlaa", "protocol": "undefined"}, "website": "https://www.atarya-agro.in/", "bannerImg": "bafkreibs4mvzg3jknthww6adhpfhy2mt7twn2zeboaxdvnaaa43qjyqkl4", "createdAt": 1713539569024, "credentials": {}, "description": "![Paddy Field](https://i.postimg.cc/xqD401Gw/atarya-5-manypeople.png)\n\nRice is the staple food for billions of people around the world. Global rice production is estimated to be around 500 million metric tons annually. Rice / paddy cultivation is a water-intensive process, particularly when grown in flooded paddies, which is the case for much of the world's rice production. It's estimated that rice cultivation accounts for approximately 30% of global freshwater use in agriculture. \n\n> To produce 1 kg of rice, 5000 Liters of Water is required.\n\nThe water used for irrigation, along with the methane emissions from flooded rice paddies, significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Additionally, the production of rice requires significant amounts of other resources such as land, fertilizers, and pesticides, which can have detrimental effects on soil health, biodiversity, and water quality if not managed sustainably.\n\nAt present, there's a growing concern about the impact of chemical-intensive farming on our environment and rice paddies. Therefore, Atarya Agro is committed to adopting practical regenerative practices tailored to rice cultivation, aimed at restoring our ecosystem and promoting sustainable agriculture.\n", "lastUpdated": 0}, "recipient": "0x2CBada0550324B00955f33E644a8aDAD55BA00ac"}}