siliconindia | | September 20209plants that would fetch better returns like horticulture, medicinal plants and herbs. The community especial-ly women of the village were taught how to further grow and how-to sale these products directly to get better returns. Apart from this the commu-nity was encouraged to start dairy farming to get better return and also the newly developed land could pro-vide for the cattle also. The close by water body was cleaned and restored to its fullest by working on retaining the pH balance of the water where fishery could be a good source of in-come for the people while the water body could also be maintained.While on the other hand, to im-prove agricultural practices like popularizing organic farming and increasing crop yield without do-ing much damage to the soil have been regularly taught to the farm-ers across India and some organisa-tions are also providing for the or-ganic seeds and fertilizers to bring about a change by popularizing the organic farming concept to the farmers. Team of scientists and re-searchers are spearheading this re-form in bringing about a new leap and interest in farming is making it more profitable for the farmers while making agriculture sustainable. The idea is to make farming and village communities self-sustained by arm-ing them with the knowledge and support they would require to be-come so. If development reaching every part is a challenge, we can teach them how to become indepen-dent and self-sufficient in their own way to script their own development which is sustainable and practical option for the long term. Zero use of plastics to protect water bodies and land will also go a long way in cre-ating zero plastic zones, spearhead-ing organic village concepts. Initiat-ing drives like plantation, botanical garden in urban areas can go a long way in helping urban dweller under-stand the importance of going green and how it can impact their life in a positive way.SolutionsThe real solution will only come from the grassroots where the change of mindset can be set in form by implementing it, and new techno-logical implementation can be put to trial on the ground itself to bring about a sea change in conserving our planet and watching our carbon footprints has to be a conscious ex-ercise by all providing for proper knowledge in the same to all and arming them with it. This way a step towards positive conservation will take shape steadily and using it as a people's movement will ensure their confidence and support to the same to protect and will go a long way in helping conserve the same.
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