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A resident of Thumbur village in Thrissur district of Kerala, Tom Kiron Davis quit his job in Dubai to change the perception towards farming. He now helps several farmers earn in lakhs annually.

Eleven farmers from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra formed farmer producer company KisanKonnect during COVID-19 lockdown to sell vegetables directly to customers from Mumbai, Pune and earn more profits

Harvesting Farmer Network has helped 23 lakh farmers across India sell produce worth $23 million through partnerships with government agencies, non-profit organizations and farmer groups.

From setting up a decentralised rice and milling centre in Kanjariguda village, Odisha, to printing and mobile recharge services, this all-women's self-help group (SHG) is helping boost the income of the village.

51-year-old journalist Narayanan Kannalayam from Kerala grows 87 varieties of beans on his farm, with an aim to conserve the older varieties of the crop. So far, he has inspired around 80 women from his area to grow their own kitchen gardens, and grows a variety of other vegetables like cauliflower, ginger, radish, and carrot, among others.

Srikanth Garampally, a farmer from Telangana, grows magic rice, or boka saul. This variety is mostly grown in Assam, and can be cooked in 30 minutes by simply soaking it in either hot or cold water. The rice requires no fuel to cook, and contains 10.73 per cent fibre and 6.8 per cent protein.

Chidambaram Nair, a 93-year-old native of Kozhikode in Kerala, is a retired school teacher who has been organic farming since he was a child. He credits his health to the practice, and consumes only the produce he grows himself.

Vikas Arote planted 3 kg of black rice on his farm in Akola, and the result was a crop that acquires a bluish-purple hue when cooked, owing to the agro-ecological conditions of the taluka. This unique variety of black rice has now been named Neela Bhat, which the Maharashtra government now plans to promote across Akola.

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In an effort to popularise the cultivation of the fruit in Maharashtra, Desai has raised a nursery as well.