Agriculture

The alumni of Zilla Parishad High School, Yazali, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, have set an example by joining hands and transforming the school.

From being an engineer to co-founding a company with her mom – this is Likitha Bhanu’s journey of turning a hobby into business.

Beekeeping, apart from helping improve crop produce and sustainability, can also provide a viable source of income for many in rural India. India Fellow Simant talks about how the practice has helped a high-school dropout rediscover his purpose in life, thanks to proper training and guidance.

While presenting the Union Budget 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a slew of measures to boost agricultural economy and prioritize farmer welfare.

Meet banker-turned-farmer Sankalp Sharma who has been experimenting with natural farming for over a year, and is extremely satisfied with his new job.

Syed Ghani Khan is a museum curator who resides in a small village in Mandya district. His initiative is a unique one --a living museum where over 850 varieties of rice and about 115 varieties of mangoes are being conserved and cultivated.

The movement for organic food and an organic lifestyle has slowly picked up pace in India over the last few years. Ashmeet Kapoor, CEO, I Say Organic, discusses India’s organic future, and the rise of organic farming in Sikkim.

Agricultural entrepreneur Yogesh Shinde is trying to reduce the use of plastic by manufacturing and promoting bamboo products through his venture Bamboo India.

Various factors play an important role in deciding pricing of agriculture products and livestock. Many of these are incomprehensible and inaccessible to the farmers and producers of these products. Now, Vari, a new digital platform, is helping farmers understand these factors to get the best possible prices for their produce.

Aside from providing technological assistance to the farmers in Telangana, the start-up called Agrowbook is also helping two young people from a small village to set up a business of gooseberry candies.