India, May 30 -- The Save Soil-Cauvery Calling movement has facilitated the plantation of 13.4 crore trees and supported 2.6 lakh farmers in shifting to tree-based agriculture. Project leaders said on Friday that the initiative is now targeting the plantation of 1.2 crore saplings during 2026-27.

Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Anand Ethirajal, Project Director of the Save Soil-Cauvery Calling, said the movement, envisioned by Sadhguru, seeks to revive the Cauvery River basin while improving farmer incomes through regenerative and agroforestry-based farming models.

"Thirteen crore trees are not just a number. What it represents is 2.6 lakh farmers who have permanently changed how they farm," Ethirajalu said, adding that the ...