Agriculture

Vijayakumar Narayanan, a passionate farmer and agriculture consultant in Kerala, has been successful in implementing the aquaponics method of farming wherein fish and vegetables are grown together using fewer resources.

Kerala farmer Bijumon Antony runs Miracle Farms, where he grows a variety of fruit trees using the air pot gardening method, which is known to yield faster, better harvest.

The brainchild of IIM graduate Gaurav Narang, CityGreens is a startup helping farmers adopt hydroponics technology and increase their yield up to 12 times more.

Thayumanavan Kunabalan from Tamil Nadu is setting an example for urban gardeners by growing almost all varieties of vegetables in 200 grow bags and 25 old refrigerators.

Uttarakhand MBA graduate Rajeev Bhaskar quit his job to pursue full-time farming, employing a lucrative method named residue-free farming to grow Thai guavas.

Farmers from several Indian states have taken up agroforestry, which is the practice of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock. Researchers weigh in on why this is a promising solution to agricultural crisis and climate change.

Jagan Prahlad Bagade, also known as ‘cactus man’, from Maharashtra grew tired of wild animals and pest attacks on his crops. So he came up with an eco-friendly and low-cost solution.

Bihar homemaker Rekha Kumari turned entrepreneur with a successful mushroom business she started at home, selling laddoos, biscuits, pickles and more and earning lakhs from it.

Urban gardener Reshma Renjan shares expert tips to grow five everyday herbs like lemongrass, rosemary, mint, and more using hydroponics right in your kitchen, without any mess, complications, or soil.

Jojo Punnackal from Ernakulam, Kerala has been growing the gac fruit — an exotic and nutritious fruit from Vietnam — for the past four years. He earns around Rs 2 lakh by selling its seeds alone.