Welcome to the Agriculture Advisory and Agriculture Information service of Awaaj Otalo. Today we will discuss….”
It’s Wednesday, December 5, 2012. I am sitting in the final physical extension session with 28 farmers in Sayla. As I am listening to the trainer describe the best ways to harvest cumin in Gujarati, I think to myself: “Wow. Never in my lifetime did I expect to be using Gujarati in a professional setting nor did I expect to be sitting in a classroom in central Gujarat learning about the best practices for Rabi crops.”