Mr. Hajaru Barik about 63 years of age is an old and energetic man lives in the village Bardol of Bardol GP under Bargarh District of Odisha. He has a small family with one son. When Mr Hajaru Barik was in 7th class he started helping his father for agricultural work. Gradually he stopped his study. Since he belonged to a poor family, he was working every day in farm with his father.
In the year of 1984 he got married to Ms. Belmati Barik. After his father’s death in the year of 1991, he had taken responsibility of his family. Out of his 4 acres of Land, 2 acres of land he had given out on lease for Paddy cultivation and remaining 2 acres of land he started cultivating vegetables in his farm with using of all types of Pesticides and fertilizers.
At the age of 45 years, he got heart disease then he sold ½ acres of land. He had an expenses of Rs. 15 lakh to recover from the disease. After that as like before, he continued to cultivate in his farm. After recovery from cancer, he was trying to adopt organic farming.
