Vikas Gamit had a stable IT career in Bengaluru. He gave it up anyway. In 2019, the Surat-born engineer returned to his village of Uteva in Gujarat, troubled by what he saw as the long-term cost of chemical-dependent agriculture. What followed was not a retreat from ambition, it was a redirection of it.
Gamit set up a "jungle model" natural farm on his land, growing fruits, vegetables and multiple crops without chemicals. The approach, which draws on principles of sustainable mixed cultivation, has helped cut input costs, improve soil health and ensure year-round produce. He also built a dairy unit with Gir cows, using the milk to make and sell branded desi ghee.
