I proposed an experiment, in which we would all join a new type of agricultural cooperative called the Nabajug (“New Era”) Three Share Farm. The landowners would contribute the use of their land during the dry season; the sharecroppers would contribute their labor; and I would contribute the cost of fuel to run the deep tubewell, the seeds for high-yield crops, the fertilizer, the insecticide, and the technical know-how. In exchange, each of the three parties (farmers, sharecroppers, and myself) would share one-third of the harvest.
