Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Agri Changemaker Abhishek Kumar Empowers Farmers Across India
Abhishek Kumar, once a banker, returned to his village to help farmers.
He started experimenting with new farming techniques, like soil testing and growing special crops.
He also introduced medicinal plants that were easy to grow.
Now, he mentors over 200,000 farmers, helping them sell their products and earn more money.
He created ‘Teatar Green Tea,’ a tea made from crops grown by the farmers.
Abhishek is also connected to an agritech startup, providing farmers with weather data and access to markets.
Abhishek Kumar left his corporate job to return to his village in 2011 to start a farming model.
He experimented with various farming techniques including soil testing and growing medicinal crops.
Kumar mentors over 200,000 farmers across multiple states.
He created ‘Teatar Green Tea’ from crops grown by local farmers.
He also works with an agritech startup to connect farmers with data and markets.
- Who
- Abhishek Kumar
- What
- Empowering farmers through innovation and mentorship.
- When
- Started in 2011
- Where
- Bihar, India, with impact across several states.
- Why
- To make agriculture viable for small farmers.
- Changemaker
- Abhishek Kumar
- Location
- Barauli village, Aurangabad, Bihar
- Farmers Mentored
- Over 200,000
- FPOs
- 95+
- Product
- Teatar Green Tea
- Company
- Aurangabad Kadambini Farmer Producer Company
- Agritech Startup
- Kissanpro