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Agritourism is a concept made popular in India by Pandurang Taware. The farmers associated with his venture say it has given a boost to their regular income.

On World Water Day, Gazala Paul, founder of Ahmedabad-based NGO Samerth, talks about how she helped 97 villages in Kutch fight a massive water crisis through a community-led initiative.

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.

Manju Hari, from Pathanamthitta, began growing and selling moss roses after her husband lost his job during the pandemic. She has over 100 varieties of the plant in her nursery, including Cinderella, Jumbo, and Table Rose. She sells the plant at Rs 5 per stem, and now earns enough to sustain her family.

Ayyappa Das (39) a native of Ernakulam in Kerala, started breeding guppy fish at home after he lost his carpentry job due to COVID-19. To date, he has sold over 5,000 guppies, and has over 1,500 at home, in 18 different varieties. He shares tips on how one can breed guppies at home easily.

Given barren land by her husband, Kavita, a native of Karnataka’s Raichur district learn't cultivation and grew sandalwood, pomegranate, mango, lemon, drumstick and coconut trees.

With plants ranging from Rs 30 to Rs 1,000 in her garden, Sumi receives the most orders for Episia, of which she has 80 varieties. Other than Episia, people order Begonia, Philodendron and Peperomia.

26-year-old Nirmal also has a YouTube channel named Nandanam Exoctics where he posts videos about his carnivorous collection.

Left with no work during the COVID-19 lockdown, Kerala's Shiji decided to support her struggling family by selling unique papads made from coconut, curry leaf, jackfruit and more.

72-year old N.K. Krishnan Nair hailing from Aranmula, Kerala started getting almost 15-20kgs of marigold every day which is now earning him close to Rs.35,000 per month.