#EndTheBurn

Every year, over 5.7 million acres of rice paddy stubble is burned on farms in the northern plains of India, leading to severe environmental issues, depletion of soil quality, and loss of flora and fauna. The stubble smog engulfs Delhi and its surrounding areas during the months of October and November. The toxins turn the city's air into an obnoxious concoction of pollutants, resulting in irritations of the eye, skin and in breathing troubles- making Delhi inhospitable. It ranks as one of the most polluted cities in the world, and inhaling all this toxicity reduces the average life expectancy of a Delhi-ite by nine years, as per WHO reports.
A major chunk of this pollution comes from the crop stubble burning exercise carried out by farmers from the adjacent states of Punjab and Haryana. These farmers don't engage in this act for being mean or nasty, rather, in the absence of more viable choices, they are pushed to burn the farms. Burning is cheaper and doesn't erode their already minimal income further.
But for Delhi and the surrounding areas to breathe better, a more sustainable option has to be executed. nurture.farm, an AgTech start-up is working closely with all such farmers on-ground, helping them to solve this big environmental challenge while building their resilience. Several agencies have tried to tackle the issue in silos with limited to no success in curbing it.
nurture.farm has launched the Crop Residue Management (CRM) program to develop, deploy and scale an effective solution to #EndTheBurn. We are committed to helping these farmers ditch the matchstick and adopt sustainable, regenerative farming practices through this program.
Visit www.nurture.farm/endtheburn to learn more

[@rajsrini8229]

Excellent initiative! Surely can be a great solution not just for India but for countries like Indonesia and perhaps all over the world!

[@nurturefarm5363]

Thank you for your kind support.

[@sandmonty]

An Absolute 'Burning Issue', more so for a person like me, living in Vaishali, 3 km away from Anand Vihar, arguably world's most (air) polluted place.
#EndTheBurn a Great Initiative!

[@nurturefarm5363]

Thank you for your words of appreciation and support!

[@ManojDesai-cp1tf]

Great initiative. should be replicated to other places.