Agriculture

The youngster turned to organic farming in 2016 and grows a range of grains, pulses, fruits, and vegetables, without any chemicals. He also undertakes wood cultivation.

“The benefit of using Azolla is that it is locally available and inexpensive. It is cheap and renewable."

Costing a maximum of Rs 25,000, the inventors guarantee that the method is a long-time investment, as its life expectancy is 20-25 years!

One farmer in Tamil Nadu earned approximately Rs 2 crore per year growing these humble, yellow fruits. Have a look!

One of the USPs of this would be that the produce sourced by Nafed would be considerably cheaper than what is available in the market.

"I had cultivated coriander on 20 gunthas of land (0.4 acre approx). I faced losses with all the other vegetables I had grown last year. But coriander has saved me."

Prem’s technique of ‘Avartansheel Kheti’, or ‘periodic proportionate farming’ on four acres of land, helps him earn a yearly income between Rs 15-20 lakh!

It all began when Hari left his job as a senior scientist at the Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre in Chennai and moved to his hometown to take care of his ailing mother.

Treepedia's primary objective is to help farmers with the best-suited plantation techniques and post-plantation care. The app also wants them to know about the plant species that are native to particular areas of Tamil Nadu and guide them into planting more of these, thus decreasing the number of exotic species grown in the state.

Experts have frequently pointed out that loan waiver is not a solution to India’s farm distress. Then what is the way out?