agricultural business

Rajwinder Singh Dhaliwal quit his job as a chef and returned to Punjab to start organic farming, growing sugarcane and selling value-added jaggery. Here's how he did it.

“I could have easily stayed on as a worker in the shop, but taking the leap into entrepreneurship and farming has enhanced my understanding of floriculture,” says Arup Kumar Ghosh, a marigold farmer in Kolaghat.

Growing up in Solan, known for mushroom production, Gaurav Sabharwal sought a profitable business. He founded Shoolini Saffron and established an aeroponics farm to grow saffron, the 'red gold'.

Ezhil Subbian, founder of String Bio, leverages biotechnology to solve the problem of sustainable food production by employing methane as a resource.

Punjab-based Bachittar Singh Garcha turned to soybean cultivation and processing after incurring huge losses in potato farming. He now runs an automatic plant to process soybean into milk and tofu.

Biju Narayanan of Kannur, Kerala, grows exotic fruits like rambutan, mangosteen, and pepper. Employing high-density farming and multi-level cropping, he now earns up to Rs 15 lakh per acre.

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

Oyster mushrooms are sold for as much as Rs 200 per kg, resulting in profitable businesses for several farmers. How to start growing them? Here are some tips from those who found success.