Agriculture is one of the main sectors in the Indian economy that accounts for 18% of India’s GDP and provides employment to 50% of the country’s workforce. India is the world’s largest producer of pulses, rice, wheat, spices and spice products and holds second rank in total farm outputs. There are various types of farming methods in India depending on farm size, geographical conditions, climatic conditions, etc. In that respect, Indian agriculture is highly dependent on monsoon rainfall. Additionally, different seasonal crops are rotated to increase the fertility of soil. To design affordable farm tools and equipment for marginal farmers, participatory design research through a mediated participatory toolkit was undertaken to gain farmers deeper insights and aspirations. A thorough understanding of current farming practices in the field led to the design of a sensitising kit – a pictorial representation of farming methods throughout the year and a miniaturised farm participatory toolkit. This project attempts to present elicited deeper insights gained from emerging participatory research done with four groups of farmers (four farmers in each group); their farming experience and knowledge towards exploring new farm tools and equipment. This research in the future would help focus design endeavours towards affordable, effective and context-sensitive farming tools and equipment.