Agriculture

Alongside crops, the open jail is also home to livestock, with 50 cows, 50 goats, 20 buffaloes and a poultry farm which produces eggs worth Rs 6 lakh every year.

“It might have seemed like a crazy idea to many in the beginning but now they see the reality and the potential cultivating this has. I am glad I could be one of the few to bring that to light. After all it only takes one crazy idea to start a new wave of change,"

For the past nine years, the couple has been following a 5 AM -11 PM schedule, including running a YouTube channel with more than 64,000 subscribers.

His company, Sunshine Vegetables, is one of the largest producers of English carrots in India.

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While urban dwellers can grow organic food at home with limited water and no soil, a farmer even in a drought-prone area can profit from the hydroponic system.

“As a drought-resistant, frost tolerant, low nutrient requirement, high protein and low carbohydrate crop, it is well suited for our people.”

“I found solace in my forest and even today when people ask me how I managed to do it, I simply tell them that it was purely out of happiness.”

The course is open for government officials, faculty members of UGC/AICTE approved universities and their affiliated colleges.

“I never thought this system would become so famous. In the past 8 months, I’ve sold more than 20,000 of these units and the orders are just flowing in!” Biju exclaims.