Agriculture

Usha Raju from Visakhapatnam has come up with a rent-a-farm model that lets families grow organic food on a 600 sq ft farmland for three months, with the harvest being delivered on their doorsteps every weekend!

Grown in Panbari village of Assam’s Chirang district, the Kaji Nemu lemon variety is used in culinary dishes, beverages and by pharma industries too, but it sells for just Re 1 in local markets.

Tarachand Belji is a farmer from Madhya Pradesh who switched from traditional to organic farming in 2005, and started Prakritik Kheti Shodh Sansthan to help thousands of farmers earn more

Prema, a tribal woman from HD Kote, Karnataka, switched from growing conventional cotton and corn to the superfood chia, which has helped her increase her income

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Mangaluru's Kirana Devadiga began growing jasmine plants at home. Her passion for gardening has now turned her into an entrepreneur, earning her Rs 85,000 so far.

Shamkant Thange and his family have helped revive the local 'Tikhliya' mango variety by saving grafts from the branches of one tree. His 2-acre orchard now grows 200 mango trees.

CV Prakash, a pioneer of hydroponic farming in India who taught over 12,000 growers, has found a way to help Indian farmers grow world-class turmeric and make a splash in the international market with his Mission Turmeric 2021.

By switching to organic farming, Purushottam Sidhpara from Junagadh, Gujarat, cut down his input costs by 40% and water usage by 20% while earning export orders from 10 countries.

Sita Devi, known as the 'Kiwi Queen' of Tehri in Uttarakhand, challenged the notions of traditional farming to reap bountiful harvests of the fruit.

Shree Kishan Suman from Rajasthan is growing Miyazaki mangoes on his farm. These are the world's most expensive mangoes and can cost upto Rs 2.5 lakh per kilo!