Rajiv Hasda is the resident of Dulatad village. Before association with the WADI project, he used to migrate seasonally in search of work and in the rainy season he use to cultivate the seasonal crops like paddy, corn etc. The income from the farming was not sufficient for his family. He had one Acer of land which was not appropriate for cultivation. So he did not grew any crop in that land. His main source of income was the money he earned by working as wage labor.

Rajiv Hasda was not a confident farmer. The project team member encouraged him to participate in different training on agriculture. An exposure visit was also organized for the trainees and Rajiv Hasda was a part of that from which he learned new techniques of farming. It helped him to develop confidence and will help him to engage in agriculture.

Rajiv Hasda did not get support of anyone when he thought of farming in his rocky land. The project team member provided him the technical information and supported him all the time. People used to think that he is fool because he was trying to cultivate in waste land, what they thought were impossible.

Rajiv Hasda has become very popular in his village. He has made the impossible possible. People never thought he would succeed in his attempt but he proved everyone wrong. Now he is cultivating tomato, brinjal and chilli through intercropping and earning well from it. The standard of living of his family has also improved. He guides other farmers of the village and provides required information. Overall he has grown as an individual. Rajiv Hasda gained knowledge on agriculture through various training under WADI project. He said, “I cultivated different crops through intercropping in a waste land with the minimum use of water which make me feel happy. And the exposure visit and training played the most important part to make it happen.