Mr. Vishweshwar R. Hegade is a farmer from Neernalli, Sirsi in North Canara District in Karnataka. He is into organic farming for the past 30 years and grows areca, sugarcane, coconut and vegetables. Mr. Vishweshwar R. Hegade says they faced a lot of water problem and from the past 35 years he is practicing water harvesting, now have enough water and stopped using borewells. His interest is rain water harvesting and agriculture machinery.