Farmer The Journalist: A Krishi Jagran Initiative to Train Farmers in Agri Journalism Completes 10 Successful Months

To promote Agri and rural media across India, Krishi Jagran has always been active in coming up with new concepts. This time, with the goal of empowering farmers and the rural community by providing a forum for them to record and disseminate their issues, worries, and achievements through Farmer The Journalist.

The concept for Farmer The Journalist was developed by Krishi Jagran to build a platform for farmers to train for the skills required to be an agri journalist. The initiative's main goal is to help farmers rediscover their inner journalists while also providing support for rural citizens who wish to work in journalism and tell their own stories about life in rural India.

Through FTJ, farmers can share their views, problems, and stories from their state with the rest of the country. Krishi Jagran amplifies these voices by sharing them on its platform in the form of articles, YouTube videos, etc.

“Krishi Jagran started with the motive to be the voice for farmers. As we started getting involved with the farmer community, we realized there aren’t enough trained minds within the farming community to reflect their thoughts and feelings to the media sector. To resolve that problem, we started Farmer the Journalist initiative where we train the best talents from the farming community to be a journalist. We especially include the young generation because now we have technology like smartphones that enable farmers to capture videos of their practices and problems even if they are not able to write. Through the FTJ initiative, farmers will be the journalist and use their trained skillsets to disseminate knowledge to every nook and corner of the world,” says M C Dominic, Editor-in-Chief of Krishi Jagran, explaining the vision for FTJ.

About Farmer The Journalist Training Sessions:

FTJ sessions are interactive sessions conducted by Shruti Nigam Joshi, Senior Journalist at Krishi Jagran, and Coordinator Aisha Rai. To make sure the farmers are comfortable and get the best out of the session, we make sure the session is conducted in their language. During each informative session, farmers are trained on the following aspects of agri journalism:

• How to make video content?

• What are the guidelines for shooting FTJ video content?

• What type of content to make?

• What topics to cover for Farmer The Journalist?

• How to interview farmers and scientists?

Perks of Being a Member of FTJ:  

• Farmers will receive an authentic letter from Krishi Jagran after they successfully become a member of Farmer The Journalist. The letter will permit you to enter your nearest KVK or ICAR institution.

• Farmers will receive a monetary reward per video that will be published on the Krishi Jagran platform.

• Farmers who share the success stories, and agriculture-related issues from their area with Krishi Jagran will get the opportunity to get their stories taken to the government.

Farmers displayed on AJAI platform:

1. Name- Atul Tripathi

• State- District Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh

• Educational Background- B.Sc, MA, B.Ed, PGDCA

2. Name- Shobha Ram

• State- Uttar Pradesh

• Educational Background- High School Graduation

3. Name- Hanuman Patel

• State- Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh

• Educational Background- Graduate

4. Name- Vinod Chauhan

• State- Madhya Pradesh

• Educational Background- High School Graduation

5. Name- Ramkrishna Gubarele

• State- Uttar Pradesh

• Educational Background- BE

6. Name- Radhika Bora Daso

• State- Assam

• Educational Background- BA

7. Name- Dr. Narayan Singh

• State- Uttarakhand

• Educational Background- PSD Agro-forestry

8. Name - Pankaj Kumar

• State- Uttar Pradesh

• Education - Bachelor

9. Name – Rajkumar

• State- Madhya Pradesh

• Education – MSc Agricultural Science

10. Name- Ziyarul Haque

• State- Assam

• Educational Background- M.A., MBA

How to Apply for Farmer The journalist Membership? 

• Visit the Farmer The Journalist website through this link. 

• Scroll down the website until reach the Farmer The Journalist Or (FTJ) online form. 

• Answer the questions asked in the form by writing your name, district, state, major crops grown by you, contact number, email ID, and how you came to know about FTJ. 

• After filling in the answers correctly, submit the form. 

If you want to be the voice of your farming community and share your stories with us, be a part of Farmer The Journalist. To use our training platform to the best of your abilities, register for FTJ through this link- https://krishijagran.com/ftj

For any questions and queries, please contact Shruti Joshi Nigam at 9818893752 and Aisha Rai at 7678653410.