Farming

Growing up in Solan known for its mushroom production, Gaurav Sabharwal decided to look for a different yet profitable business idea. He started Shoolini Saffron and set up an aeroponics farm to grow the 'red gold' or saffron.

Odisha's Hirod Patel ​​built a unique trellis system over the pond to grow vegetables. Today, his farm has become an experiment lab for other farmers and agricultural scientists.

Wondering how to start a mushroom business? Rajasthan's Shanker Meena founded 'Jeevan Mushrooms', a successful mushroom spawns' manufacturing unit in his garage.

Looking for terrace gardening tips? Hyderabad's Padma turned her terrace garden into a blooming green oasis with over a thousand plants.

Prakhar Agarwal and Tanay Tiwari's IIT Kanpur incubated startup, Macrogardens makes aeroponic towers that let you grow 30 times more vegetables in small balconies.

IAS officer Sushant Gaurav won the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his outstanding work of transforming Jharkhand's Gumla district through ragi (finger millet).

These visionary farmers are transforming Indian agriculture with their groundbreaking innovations — from Ganapathi Bhat’s ‘tree scooter’ for areca palm harvesting to Haresh Thacker’s ‘dragon fruit farming’ in Kutch’s arid landscape.

Brothers Arvind and Ravindra Dhakad operate a hi-tech nursery in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. They use innovative techniques like hydroponics and aeroponics to grow various crops such as tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, kale, and even strawberries.

Hailing from Odisha's Koraput district, tribal farmer Raimati Ghiuria has preserved 30 varieties of millets and trained hundreds of women.

Thiruvananthapuram’s Vinod Sahadevan Nair, also known as 'Banana Man', shut down his web designing firm in Kochi to return home and build a unique farm. Today, he grows over 500 varieties of bananas.