Innovation in Farming

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur spent a staggering $6.24 million on a banana taped to a wall and ate it. But do you know that Ashok Gade, a farmer from Maharashtra, transformed the humble banana into a range of delicious products like biscuits, chips, and jams, earning Rs 50 lakh a year?

The produce from his hydroponic farm will help feed underprivileged senior citizens in old age homes and NGOs, with none of it being commercially sold for profits.

Manohar Tarkunde planted over ten lakh neem, Gulmohar, teak and sandalwood trees after studying the biodiversity of the area, of which seven lakh survived.

Equipping themselves with smart farming techniques and marketing skills, these women are earning profits from ₹13,000 to 15,000 season-on-season.

Authorities are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NGO Mee Mumbai Abhiyan-Abhiman, which also runs Namo Yuva Rozgar Kendra, to deliver farm produce in Mumbai.

This innovative use of sexual attraction in the insect world could help scientists encourage organic farming in the state.

Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas have created a zinc-oxide nanoparticle fertiliser that will be more efficient and more eco-friendly than conventional fertilisers