Reviving Rural Livelihoods Through Farmer Technology Collectives

Acclaimed IAS officer Hari Chandana has spearheaded award-winning farmer producer organizations uplifting rural communities through sustainable tech-integrated livelihoods. Her flagship intervention #Aarunya facilitates women-led agrarian collectives with drones based precision advisory, soil sensors assisted monitoring and e-commerce retail boosting productivity, conservation and incomes – truly manifesting the vision of #WasteToWealth.  

With domain expertise spanning ICT, finance and environmental studies, she empowers vulnerable groups harness #InnovativeRestrooms at farms operated by SHGs, runs #BicycleDistribution enabling girl student access, facilitates #CommunityFridges to prevent post-harvest losses while boosting #FoodSharing relying waste would-be byproduct conversions to value demonstrating the principles of #EcoFriendlyLiving and #CircularEconomy. 

Having restored over 20 lakes combating urban flooding benefiting settlements lacking infrastructure access through #LakeRestoration programs, she emphasizes participatory models like #SharingEconomy assisted interventions building #CommunityKiosk managed public goods improve experience underscoring access for persons with disabilities needs etc benefitting disadvantaged groups integrating #HeritageRestoration boosting tourism economy opportunities.