Goa, May 27 -- In a world increasingly driven by modern agricultural technology, 60-year-old Ganesh Gaonkar from Shirvoi in Quepem, Goa, remains steadfast in his commitment to traditional farming practices. For more than 45 years, Ganesh has tilled his 4-hectare land the old-fashioned way-using bulls instead of machines, and knowledge passed down through generations.

Starting his farming journey at the young age of 15, Ganesh has consistently relied on time-tested techniques, growing rice without the aid of modern equipment. While mechanization has transformed agriculture across the country, Ganesh still ploughs his fields with a pair of bulls-an uncommon and nostalgic sight in today's Goa.

"I don't understand modern farming methods," G...