Agriculture

Premchand Sharma won the Padma Shri for bringing a pomegranate farming revolution to the mountains of Uttarakhand. This is his incredible story

Maharashtra's Aniket Gharge and Jay Sidhpura started the Indian Farmer Entrepreneurs (IFE) Store, an online marketplace to help farmers directly sell their produce and value-added products to consumers without the interference of middlemen.

Dr Rajul Patkar and Dr Mukul Singh developed NutriSens, a soil health testing device that tests the soil for six parameters and gives results in a matter of minutes

Maharashtra farmer Kakasaheb Sawant grows the HRMN-99 apple variety, which was first conceived by Himachal farmer Hariman Sharma. Here’s how both farmers have been able to cultivate this low-chill variety.

Launched by Sathya Raghu Mokkapati, startup Kheyti is working to ease the burden of climate change on small farmers through its ‘greenhouse-in-a-box’ innovation.

Kerala resident Ezekiel Poulose collects rare and well-known medicinal plants from wherever he travels and grows them at home. Watch this video to see how.

Chennai student Mahek Parvez has innovated SunHarvested CoolRooms, a sustainable alternative to cold storage that “mimics nature” to increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by three times.

Kerala urban gardener Lenus Xavier grows hundreds of varieties of bonsai at home, which he has collected from across the world. Watch this video to learn more about how he grows these mini trees.

Engineer Madhu Kargund was inspired by his farming family to quit his job and launch Tengin, a startup that uses zero waste farming to turn coconuts into a host of products, earning profits worth lakhs.

Kerala siblings Devika and Devan Chandrasekharan are using drones to help farmers boost their yield and income, as well as reduce dependency on fertilisers. Here’s how.