rural entrepreneurship

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At 75, Joseph Karackadu grows 20+ dragon fruit varieties on 65 cents of land in Kerala. Earning Rs 1 lakh/month, he supplies farmers across India with exotic plants.

Gaurav Pachauri took up freshwater pearl farming after failing to crack government exams for four years. He set up a pearl farm in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, earning Rs 55 lakh within 21 months.

Arup Kumar Ghosh from Kolaghat, West Bengal, turned marigold farming into a Rs 50 lakh per month business. Learn how he started small, upgraded his methods, and built a sustainable flower farm. A step-by-step guide for anyone looking to grow marigolds for profit.

When the pandemic hit, Amita Naik didn’t panic — she pivoted. From selling raw milk to launching her own dairy brand, this Goan woman shows how resilience, training, and local resources can turn a simple farm into a flourishing business.

Pratibha Jha, an entrepreneur from Darbhanga, turned a Rs 500 investment into a successful mushroom farming business. With a monthly turnover of Rs 2 lakh, she now trains over 10,000 farmers.

“I could have easily stayed on as a worker in the shop, but taking the leap into entrepreneurship and farming has enhanced my understanding of floriculture,” says Arup Kumar Ghosh, a marigold farmer in Kolaghat.

IIT graduates Sakshi Bhatia and Arpit Maheshwari left their high-paying US jobs to build a sustainable farm, Jeevantika, in rural India, embracing a simpler, eco-conscious life with a self-built mud house.

Mushroom farming expert Pushpa Jha from Darbhanga, Bihar invested only Rs 500 and started growing mushrooms in her own house using unique methods.

IAS Sakshi Sawhney launched the Future Tycoons Challenge to promote entrepreneurship among marginalised communities in rural Punjab. The initiative mirrors the reality TV show Shark Tank where rural women, persons with disabilities, and students pitch stories and win cash prizes.