Hiren Kumar Bose

Inspired by her racing-driver son’s nutrition needs, Monika Mohite built Paarakhi Organic Farms in Kolhapur — a 40-acre chemical-free farm earning up to Rs 40 lakh annually while empowering rural women and improving soil health. Today, she supports over 200 other women farmers by sharing sustainable farming knowledge and more.

A Kolkata lawyer invested his life savings to build a pioneering dragonfly pond in the Sundarbans — now it supports biodiversity, controls mosquitoes naturally, and inspires young conservationists.

Amravati’s Bharti Pohorkar earned Rs 7 lakh from just 1 acre of Santra farming using scientific irrigation, pest control, and soil management.

From Balasaheb Bhilare’s 1992 experiment to 4,000 hectares of cultivation, here’s how Maharashtra’s growers turned a delicate fruit into a Rs 10 to 12 lakh per acre success story.

Once dependent on water tankers and divided by frequent fights over scarce supply, Bansawargaon in Maharashtra’s Latur district chose a different path. Led by its sarpanch and powered by collective effort, villagers rebuilt canals, recharged groundwater, and adopted conservation practices — transforming themselves into a tanker-free, water-secure community.

In Sangli’s drought-prone Antral village, Kakasaheb Sawant built a thriving mango orchard and nursery, grafted 22 varieties on one tree, and created a steady Rs 50 lakh annual income through innovation.

From a village in Uttar Pradesh to the world’s most prized rice fields, Padma Shri awardee Dr Ashok Kumar Singh’s science has reshaped livelihoods, exports, and the future of Indian agriculture.

From degraded farmland to Rs 1.61 crore worth of national and state honours, Yogeshwari Chatrugan Chaudhary led Dawwa’s transformation through solar power, sustainable farming, and people-led governance.

Uniform flowering, adaptive farming, and a global appetite are turning a once-risky crop into Marathwada’s biggest horticultural success.

From degraded farmland to Rs 1.61 crore worth of national and state honours, Yogeshwari Chatrugan Chaudhary led Dawwa’s transformation through solar power, sustainable farming, and people-led governance.