About two-thirds of all Indians derive their livelihood directly from agriculture, a proportion that is not much smaller than it was at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Jekay group got involved in agriculture for environmental and social causes in 2001. Today it has over 600 acres of land under cultivation near Raipur, Chhattisgarh. It boasts fully developed infrastructure (power, roads, irrigation), up to date scientific methods and a dedicated and professional team of experts.

Research is carried out to develop hybrid seeds here. The various crops and their variety can be viewed at www.vnrseeds.com

Agricultural technology has been undergoing rapid change in India encouraged and sponsored to a great extent by the government. For irrigation we have a well developed deep wells, tank irrigation (in which water is drawn from small reservoirs created along the courses of minor streams) and an extensive drip irrigation system. This along with the use of organic fertilizers and pesticides gives us high quality output all year round. After extracting the seeds, we also process the produce for the nutraceutical industry because of the growing medicinal importance of the vegetables/fruits.