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SPREAD NE | Empowering Rural Economy & Agriculture
Farm Learning Centre, Sonapur

Indigenous People.
Indigenous Food.
Indigenous Economy.

Transforming marginalized farmers into independent entities through zero-budget ecological food forests, compassionate natural farming, and a vanguard of youth agripreneurs.

Farmer holding soil

The Honey Bee Ethos

Like bees, we work in absolute synchrony to cross-pollinate ideas, sustain local ecosystems, and generate rewards for the collective whole.

Our Philosophy

Biosphere Consciousness

SPREAD NE operates on the scientific conviction that true ecological sustainability requires a localized approach. We integrate the “biophilia connection”—an innate human affinity toward the natural world—into our core training.

To reverse climate change, the younger generation must think as “extended ecological selves.” We are bridging the urban-rural divide by orchestrating a paradigm shift from resource-depleting chemical farming to zero-budget ecological food forests.

Seed Sovereignty

Preserving native seeds as acts of supreme ecological freedom.

Social Architecture

Eliminating exploitative intermediary supply chains historically impoverishing cultivators.

The Vanguard

The Green Commandos

A meticulously structured, highly disciplined green army comprised of millennial farmers, youth advocates, and social agripreneurs, redefining agriculture as an aspirational endeavor.

01

RAW Camps (Level 1)

Introductory 3-day immersive camps at farm sites. Trainees experience healthy food production cycles while living directly inside an edible food forest.

02

Level 2 Certification

An advanced, rigorous five-day training program that builds deep agronomic expertise and biological knowledge for practical implementation.

03

WAR & COMBAT Mentoring

Deployment into communities to create year-long live models, empowering advanced regional leadership to govern specific districts autonomously.

Compassionate Natural Farming

Agronomic Innovations

Rejecting synthetic chemicals and high-capital mechanized farming, tailored specifically for the unique topography of Northeast India.

Bamboo Biochar

Utilizing a “Double-Pit Method” for low-oxygen pyrolysis, achieving 62% organic carbon content to inoculate depleted soil with Mycorrhizal fungi.

Zero Tillage Beds

Bio-intensive raised beds layering forest topsoil, termite hill soil, and dry leaf mould to combat erosion and protect subterranean microbiomes.

Liquid Organic Manures

Replacing chemicals with potent brews like Jeevamrut, Vermiwash, and custom fermentations using rice gruel to cultivate aerobic bacteria.

Multi-Layered Cropping

Integrating shade-tolerant crops under dense bamboo canopies, harvesting premium yields vertically without clearing forested land.

Strategic Programs

Targeted interventions maximizing systemic impact across demographic spectrums.

Flagship Program

Amar Bari Amar Proichoy

“Our homestead gardens are our identity.” Ensuring absolute, decentralized food security at the granular household level. Marginal farmers are trained in zero-budget ecological practices, shielding vulnerable families from macroeconomic inflation.

Intensive diverse vegetable & pulse cultivation
Near-zero financial cost of cultivation
Homestead garden

The Farm Preneur Program

Integrated interactive Nutrition Gardens into 150+ government schools in Assam. These “living labs” seamlessly integrate hands-on organic farming with entrepreneurial education, reshaping youth perception of farming.

YATRA (Agro-Tourism)

Youth Attraction to Rural Agriculture. Operating across 10+ locations like Majuli Island, Green Commandos act as guides, giving urban visitors immersive farm stays and generating lucrative supplementary income for host farmers.

Systemic & Quantitative Impact

Operating across Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Tripura, driving profound agro-economic transformation.

150k+
Women Farmers Empowered
550+
Green Commandos Trained
100k+
Biochar Practitioners
3900%
Value Addition Markup (Avg)
Herbal tea

The Power of Value Addition

Instead of selling raw Roselle at ₹10/kg, farmers are trained to process and dehydrate it into premium Rosella Herbal Tea, commanding ₹400/kg. This results in a staggering 30% average annual increase in overall net earnings, establishing an independent agrarian baseline income of ₹15,000 monthly.

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Ashoka Fellow 2019

Samir Ranjan Bordoloi

Founder & General Secretary

Abandoning a lucrative corporate trajectory in 2010, Samir Bordoloi sought to address the agrarian crisis at its absolute grassroots. Beginning with a backpack filled with organic inputs, traversing Upper Assam via bicycle, he laid the foundation for a regional socio-agricultural movement.

Recognizing the volatile ethno-political history of the region, he utilized military-style nomenclature and discipline to channel restless youth energy into a positive force for ecological conservation—giving birth to the Green Commandos.

“Serving as the Head of the Knowledge Division for Farm2Food Foundation and strategic advisor for the Sunbird Trust, Bordoloi stands as the vanguard of ecological agriculture in Northeast India.”

The Farm Learning Centre (FLC)

Spanning 12 to 15 acres in Sonapur, Assam, the FLC functions as a highly dynamic “Innovation Lab” and epicentric living classroom. It demonstrates regenerative agriculture in real-time, showcasing zero-tillage bed preparation and natural disease management.