Prof. Shivananjaiah Balekayi is a retired professor of Philosophy. He got into agriculture in the year 1980.
Having followed chemical based - scientific method of farming, Prof. Shivananjaiah quickly understood the negative outcomes of such methods.
'Fukuoka's 'One Straw Revolution' helped me quit every other method I followed earlier and jump into Natural ways...' says, 75 year old Professor.
Today, he is the proud owner of 15 acre farm in JC Pura, near Chikkanayakanahalli, Tumkur district.
His son, a software engineer by profession quit his job at a very early stage itself. He has joined his father few years ago...
Prof. Shivananjaiah conducts training sessions for interested people at his farm in J C Pura