Farming

Azolla is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing water fern offering a sustainable, low-cost alternative to chemical fertilisers and expensive livestock feed in India. Learn how to cultivate Azolla for healthier crops and animals.

These tribal farmers had no land rights, no irrigation, and no steady income. Today, jasmine fields have replaced uncertainty. With every bloom, their lives are transforming—offering hope, stability, and an end to forced migration.

Seshadri successfully cultivated Kashmiri saffron in Kerala using aeroponic farming. Within a year, he earned Rs 12 lakh and has already trained 100 others in his innovative methods.

Dushyant Vashisht turned his family’s cottage in Kumaon, Uttarakhand into a sustainable homestay Bir Terraces which is a great model for water efficiency.

Explore five groundbreaking agri-tech innovations that are cutting input costs, optimising resource use, and boosting productivity — empowering farmers to build resilient, sustainable futures in the face of climate challenges.

Suhas Bali transitioned from a corporate career to exotic vegetable farming in Vidarbha. Despite lacking formal agricultural training, he adopted innovative farming methods to grow high-demand exotic crops — demonstrating that small landholders can achieve significant earnings. Remarkably, his initiatives have helped approximately 30,000 farmers increase their incomes fourfold.

Shivraj Singh Jadav of Noorjahan Mango Farms in Madhya Pradesh shares insights on how to cultivate these giant-sized mangoes. Discover why this variety is so unique and special.

Explore how Parmeshwar Thorat improved avocado farming in drought-prone Beed, Maharashtra, earning Rs 10 lakh per acre. Learn his step-by-step process, from choosing the right variety to implementing water-saving techniques and organic practices for successful, sustainable farming.

Adopting horticulture can offer farmers sustainable advantages, with these crops generally yielding higher profits and longer-term returns than traditional farming. Five farmers who made the switch to horticulture demonstrate how it leads to increased income.

In 2020, assistant professor Sonia Dahiya built a thriving mushroom farming business, ‘Doctor Dahiya Mushroom Farm’. Combining her biotechnology background with a passion for community empowerment, she established a high-tech farm that produces 10 tonnes monthly while empowering rural women with steady incomes and new opportunities.