Transforming Northeast India through compassionate natural farming and regenerative agriculture. Join 4,800+ Green Commandos cultivating hope, harmony, and healing.
Cultivating a movement that transforms climate grief into climate action through youth leadership and ecological wisdom
Green Commandos for a Green World and a Greener North East - creating a sustainable future where youth lead the transformation towards ecological harmony and regenerative living.
Youth-led eco-social sustenance movement from North East India to a Climate-smart World, empowering communities through compassionate natural farming and agroecological practices.
"Agriculture must return to its sacred essence - not as domination of nature, but as the art and science of co-existence. The Green Commandos are not just cultivators of crops - they are cultivators of hope, harmony, and healing."
• Restoring degraded lands through food forests
• Preserving indigenous seed varieties
• Creating wildlife corridors
• Bamboo biochar for soil regeneration
• Natural farming techniques
• Climate-smart agriculture
• Training 4,800+ Green Commandos
• Reaching 300,000+ farmers
• Creating rural enterprises
Faces behind the movement — trainers, coordinators, and community champions.
Short bio or contribution highlight. Add training specialties, districts covered, and key projects.
Trainer focus: biochar demos, seed-keeping workshops, and homestead food forests facilitation.
Supports event logistics, outreach drives, and village-level follow-ups post training.
Coordinates community meetings, partnerships with local bodies, and awareness campaigns.
Manages camp schedules (RAW/WAR/COMBAT), trainee tracking, and impact data collection.
Leads district cohorts, monitors live models, and provides on-ground mentoring.
Coordinates trainer rosters and village selection with local partners and schools.
From one man's vision to a movement of thousands - the inspiring journey of transformation from climate grief to climate action
Farmer Samir R. Bordoloi left his conventional career to become India's first Plant Doctor, traveling village to village, discovering the urgent need for sustainable farming systems.
Co-founded SPREAD NE & The SPREAD NE Food Forest & Farm Learning Centre in Sonapur, Assam, creating the breeding ground for Green Commandos training camps.
Youth embraced farming as a dignified career through Food Forest Camping experiences, transforming climate grief into climate action through regenerative agriculture.
The movement expanded rapidly through social media and partnerships, inspiring thousands of youth and creating a network of trained Green Commandos across Northeast India.
With the leadership of environmental filmmaker Santanu Sen, the movement was formally registered as the Green Commandos Forum, becoming a nationwide network.
Three levels of transformation from climate grief to climate action - becoming guardians of life and cultivators of hope
Reconnect & Adapt to Wild
A transformative 3-day immersive programme designed to spark the journey of agroecological transformation through deep reconnection with nature and acquiring essential life skills for climate resilience.
Work And Render
Advanced training for Level 1 graduates who have completed at least 10 community training programmes. Focus shifts from learning to living the practice through developing personal agroecological enterprises.
Co-Creating Organic Movements
The advanced stage designed for those with live models actively providing extension services. Continuous mentoring to become full-fledged Eco-Social Agripreneurs and movement leaders.
Each level transforms participants from learners to leaders, from individuals to community catalysts, from climate grief to climate action champions.
Deep connection with nature and understanding of ecological principles
Hands-on implementation and development of sustainable enterprises
Inspiring regional movements and driving community transformation
Becoming guardians of life and cultivators of hope for future generations
Transforming lives, communities, and ecosystems across Northeast India through sustainable agriculture and youth empowerment
Comprehensive training programs transforming youth into eco-social agripreneurs
RAW camps sparking transformation in 3-day immersions • WAR programs creating year-long live models • COMBAT mentoring for regional leadership
Scaling impact through women farmers and rural communities
150,000 women farmers trained with ASRLM • 219 blocks across Assam covered • 3 lakh farmers practicing natural farming
Living classrooms demonstrating regenerative agriculture
15-acre SPREAD NE Food Forest • Integrated Natural Farming Farm Schools • Agro-experiential tourism destinations
Real impact from the ground up - transforming lives, communities, and ecosystems through youth-led sustainable agriculture
150+ Government Schools
Between 2011-2014, the Farm Preneur initiative introduced Nutrition Gardens in over 150 government schools across Assam, creating "living labs" that integrated organic farming with entrepreneurial learning.
150,000 Women Across 219 Blocks
Through partnership with ASRLM, a massive state-wide capacity-building initiative empowered rural women through agroecological practices, creating grassroots transformation in homestead farming.
Sonapur, Ampri Valley
Assam's first Orange Festival in December 2024 aimed to revitalize orange cultivation in the historically famous Ampri Valley, drawing youth into farming and celebrating local culture.
Don Bosco Hijuguri, Tinsukia
A bold experiment reimagining education for rural and marginalized youth, integrating farming with learning to make agriculture both a classroom and livelihood pathway.
Driving sustainable change through practical innovations in agroecology, developed by Farmer Samir Bordoloi and widely adopted across Northeast India
Cone-pit & Double-pit Methods
Low-cost, low-tech techniques for pyrolysing bamboo in shallow pits to create porous biochar suitable for rebuilding soil carbon and nursery media. Simple design allows smallholder farmers to build with hand tools.
Jungle & GCFSALT Systems
Multi-storey, low-input food forests mimicking natural forest structure with fruit trees, bamboos, tubers, spices, and medicinal herbs. GCFSALT designed specifically for jhum lands and hilly slopes.
Bamboo Wall Protection
Narrow, deeply amended raised beds protected by bamboo walls to reduce erosion, retain moisture, and create favorable microclimates for intensive planting with compost, biochar, and mycomix fertility.
Community-Adapted System
Community-adapted system using alternating layers of green/dry biomass, livestock manure, and wood ash. Heaps are sealed to manage moisture and temperature, producing compost in ~60 days.
Fungal-Enriched Compost
Locally produced fungal-enriched compost mixes combining compost, biochar, and fungal inocula to accelerate decomposition and improve soil structure and nutrient cycling.
Bombs & Keeping Systems
Clay-and-compost seed balls for fast re-vegetation and community seed banks for preserving local varieties and farmer sovereignty. Integral to food-forest model and community exchange.
Short courses, homestays, and immersive farm camps at the Farm Learning Centre where visitors learn natural farming, seed saving, biochar, and food-forest skills while generating alternative income for farmers.
Village-led, low-impact tourism packages combining homestead stays, food-forest trails, cultural exchange, and farm learning that prioritize local control, cultural respect, and ecological restoration.
Simple value-addition enterprises processing dried bamboo leaves, roselle, and mulberry leaves into brewed teas and dried blends, creating cash income for homesteads and women's groups.