pearl farming

Maharashtra farmer Sanjay Gandate has braved attacks, theft and even a lack of belief in his ability from loved ones to grow pearls and earn lakhs from it. Here's his story

In the water-parched state of Rajasthan, Narendra Garwa used Youtube to learn how to farm pearls in small ponds and doubled his annual income. He now teaches this technique to farmers through his NGO, Alkha Foundation

From serving in the Odisha administration for 12 years, working in a corporate for two years to now doing pearl farming, Dr Nina Singh shows it is never too late to follow your passion.

From 2,000 oysters, the Pathak family's Udes Pearl Farms now has over 31,000 oysters, with farms across eight districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Nitil Bhardwaj from Bihar quit his job to return to his village and started the Bhardwaj Pearl Farm and Training Centre to help traditional farmers grow pearls, for which he has also tied up with the fisheries department

“With the proper training and right set-up, farmers can earn up to Rs 5 lakh profit annually out of just 1 acre pond.”

Lockdown has affected Narendra's bookstore but he continues to earn from pearl farming without stepping outside his home.

“I am the first entrepreneur in the family, and it’s only natural that people were unsure about me taking up this work. But what is life without a bit of risk? So instead, I convinced my father and got started.” #WomanEntrepreneur

Two years ago, this sugarcane farmer made a decision that helped turn all his losses into an additional source of income! It was to do pearl farming. Today, his additional annual income is to the tune of Rs 8 lakhs!

An engineer by profession, Jamalpur village resident Vinod Yadav had initially considered breeding fish in the pond