strawberry farming

Barabanki farmer Dheeraj Verma used hydroponics to grow 9,000 strawberries in 60 days, earning Rs 3 lakh — using just 3,500 sq ft and a DIY curd-copper spray.

As Gassu’s fields moved from rice to strawberries, women who once stayed behind walls began claiming space, income, and respect. This is the story of four of them—farmers who found far more than fruit in the soil.

Encouraged by the soil-less farming technique used in Israel, Uttar Pradesh's Dheeraj Verma turned to cultivating strawberries using hydroponics. He earned Rs 3 lakh in just two months.

A tribal farmer in Maharashtra, Ramesh Bhiva Bangar is reaping phenomenal profits by cultivating strawberries – a fruit that he had never even tasted earlier.

A tribal farmer in Maharashtra, Ramesh Bhiva Bangar is reaping phenomenal profits by cultivating strawberries – a fruit that he had never even tasted earlier.

Winter fruits like guava, strawberry, papaya, and cherry can be grown in pots on your terrace. Divya Patel shares easy gardening steps and tips for the season.

Ramesh was afraid he may lose his job during the COVID-19 lockdown, and hence he decided to enter the organic strawberry business. Now his earnings are several lakhs!

Gurleen Chawla (23), a resident of Jhansi, Bundelkhand started to grow strawberries in her terrace garden during the lockdown. Now, she cultivates on a seven acre property, and has collaborated with supermarkets, restaurants and home bakers to supply her produce.

While urban dwellers can grow organic food at home with limited water and no soil, a farmer even in a drought-prone area can profit from the hydroponic system.