Agriculture

Saroja Patil from Karnataka started Tadhvanam to sell organic farm products that earn her Rs 50,000 a month. She now helps farmers switch to organic farming while promoting a healthy lifestyle

Wondering how to grow grapes on your terrace? Maharashtra's Bhausaheb Kanchan transformed his urban home's terrace into a vineyard that produced 250 kilos of grapes per harvest

Awarded the Padma Bhushan posthumously, Dr Sanjaya Rajaram, an Indian-Mexican agricultural scientist, developed high-yielding and disease-resistant wheat varieties that small and large farmers grow across 51 countries.

Insha Rasool from Kashmir quit her PhD in South Korea to return to farming, and launched Homegreens, a brand that sells organic vegetables across India.

Tamil Nadu farmer P Bhuvaneshwari started her farming journey with home gardening, before turning her 10-acre land into an organic paradise, free of any chemicals. She shares tips and hacks of how she did it.

A native of Bihar's Barauli village, Abhishek Kumar left his well-paying job to take up farming on his ancestral land in 2011. Today, he is associated with 95 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the country, having mentored more than 2 lakh farmers to date.

Terrace Gardening Tips: Trying to grow vegetables in pots? Meet Nandlal Master from Varanasi who harvests 100 kgs of seasonal vegetables from 200 pots on his terrace

Looking for an ecofriendly farmstay in Bengaluru? Techie Srivathsa Govindaraju has built a unique farm with over 350 types of rare plants.

Delhi-based pastry chef Kishi Arora has a green oasis growing on her terrace that is popular on the internet. With sunflowers, grapevines and exotic plants sourced from the world over, she is weaving a green path of her own.

Agritourism is a concept made popular in India by Pandurang Taware. The farmers associated with his venture say it has given a boost to their regular income.