innovative farming

Two brothers in Bihar quit their jobs to form Agrifeeder startup. The duo encourages farmers to cultivate medicinal plants to earn more profits by selling spice-mixed herbal tea

From AC carts that sell fair trade vegetables to tractor driving lessons for village women, Kaushlendra's unique initiatives have turned around the lives of thousands of impoverished farmers.

"I had cultivated coriander on 20 gunthas of land (0.4 acre approx). I faced losses with all the other vegetables I had grown last year. But coriander has saved me."

As Harvard scientists and even school children are developing new, innovative methods to utilise this wonder grass, farmers in Tamil Nadu have started its cultivation for large profit margins.