Agriculture

Jagdish Parikh has even presented his unique vegetable varieties to some former Presidents including APJ Abdul Kalam. PS: He has grown a pumpkin that weighed 86 kilos!

Amazingly, the idea came to Maria after she successfully grew vegetables and herbs in a discarded spin-dryer!

Each part of this ‘wonder tree’ is useful. The roots, stems, leaves, seedpods, resin and flowers are considered to be healing herbs in Ayurvedic and Unani folk medicine.

The one-of-its-kind farm has not only been a source of learning for the farmers in the village but also for researchers across India!

If one has a 1000 sq ft plot of land, vertical farming on it yields a harvest which is equivalent to 3,000-4,000 sq ft of plot. Moreover, with a crop cycle of 3-4 times a year, the profits are substantial as compared to traditional farming.

Once a plot of land with merely 40-50 mango trees and two huge tamarind trees, today, it boasts of more than 2,500 trees.

The Grow Your Own kit has a coconut pot, seeds and organic fertiliser. All you have to do is just add water and see organic vegetables growing right at your home

8000 plastic bottles filled with plastic waste is required to make one such greenhouse. Now imagine the volumes of plastic bottles and waste that can be upcycled through this simple technique!

And that’s not all. From boosting the food output of unirrigated farms to providing sanitation in rural homes, Avni Singh put his heart and soul into making villages in 4 Indian states self-sufficient.

Apart from producing 100 per cent naturally-grown and ripened mangoes that have found patrons across Hyderabad, they have also been using Subash Palekar’s Zero Budget Natural Farming Method to grow an array of crops.