Surat, May 26 -- Kalpesh Patel, a resident of Saras village in Olpad taluka of Surat district, transformed his life after his father's death. Since 2019, he has been practising natural farming and now cultivates more than 50 varieties of bananas.

Kalpesh works as a chemical operator in a private company. After his father, Ramanbhai, passed away due to cancer, it became a turning point in his life. He resolved never to use chemical fertilisers on his farm again. Giving up toxic pesticides, he adopted natural farming.

Being a nature lover, Kalpesh fully committed himself to natural farming. He underwent training provided by the Gujarat government's agriculture department, learned to prepare Jeevamrut (a natural fertiliser), and began a ne...