Farming

Dr C Narayanan Kutty, an award-winning retired professor from the Kerala Agriculture University, shares tips on how one can grow vegetables commercially via grafting.

Over the past 30 years, Phuman Singh Kaurra from Punjab has been turning his family's fortunes around through carrot farming. He also has a seed bank that can cultivate up to 650 acres of land.

A class 10 dropout from Karnataka turned his family farm into a lucrative venture by cultivating exotic fruits like rambutan and dragon fruit.

At a time when India is losing its rare ornamental wild orchids, Kerala's V U Sabu has conserved 256 varieties of these exotic plants at his home in Wayanad.

Anushka Jaiswal, an economics graduate from Lucknow found her passion in farming. The 28-year-old grows exotic vegetables like red and yellow bell peppers, kale, bokchoy, lettuce and more.

Rohhaan Gawde grows gourmet pink, grey, blue and king oyster mushrooms along with shiitake and reishi.

From an annual turnover of Rs 2 lakh in the first year to now making a monthly turnover of Rs 30 lakh, the duo’s successful journey has inspired many.

From industrialist to dragon fruit farmer, Joseph Karackadu has built a successful orchard in Kerala, where he creates new varieties of the exotic fruit.

Thiruvananthapuram’s Vinod Sahadevan Nair, also known as 'Banana Man', quit his job to build a unique farm. Today, he grows over 500 varieties of bananas.

Dr Manoj Kumar’s innovative farming techniques and research are changing makhana cultivation in Bihar for good. By introducing flood-resistant methods, shallow water farming, and high-yielding lotus seed varieties, he’s helping farmers increase their incomes and meet growing global demand for this superfood.