Personal Life & Political Career
KIran Kumar Vissa.(Born31May1978).Secunderabad,(A.P).He is unsucessfull contestent of 16 Lok Sabha From Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) constituency as a Aam Aadmi Party Candidate.He is social Activist by Profession.
Biography
Kiran Kumar Vissa is a social activist working at the grassroots level to resolve the issues faced by Indian farmers, majority of whose lives are in a precarious situation at present. His dedicated work over the years in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has resulted in significantly improving the livelihoods of farmers in the region.
Social Work
Today, his organization continues to educate the farmers regarding organic and ecologically sustainable means of food production and the importance of crop diversity based on available natural resources. His pursuance has made the State government itself taking actions to promote organic fertilizers, avoid the use of pesticides, encourage crop rotation, create awareness among women SHGs and community managed sustainable agriculture. More and more farmers understand the importance and benefits of ecologically sustainable agriculture and are increasingly joining organic farming cooperatives supported by RSV. Andhra Pradesh has seen a reduction of 50% in pesticide usage over a period of 10 years from 2002-12. Truly a phenomenal achievement!