Agriculture

Born and raised in a farming family, Roja Reddy left her job to practise organic farming. Today, she earns one crore rupees annually. Here is her story.

Uttar Pradesh's Mithilesh Kumar Singh has created an urban vertical garden using PVC pipes to save on cost and space.

Kerala resident Karusseril N Thankamma, a retired teacher, converted her 200-year-old ancestral home into the Manavodaya Pakalveedu daycare for elderly women to find companionship.

Ankit Bajpai from Lucknow is teaching vertical gardening to those who stay in apartments in big cities so they can grow fresh vegetables and upcycle waste.

Rajendra Hindumane (55), a Karnataka farmer, has over 1,300 types of fruit plants, spices, and medicinal herbs on his farm.

Viswambharan N K, a retired DRDO scientist from Kochi, maintains a thriving home garden with over 1,500 plants, including organic vegetables and orchids.

Aurangabad duo Namita Kapale and Kalyani Bharmbe built an eco-friendly mud home with walls made of thousands of plastic bottles that would have otherwise ended up in landfills.

Rise Hydroponics, an Ahmedabad-based agritech startup, provides “end-to-end soil-less and hydroponics farming solutions”.

Goa-born Gabriella D'Cruz believes seaweed is the crop of the future. The marine conservationist is working with chefs to co-create recipes using seaweed.

Akash Chaurasia from Madhya Pradesh has won over 20 national awards for pioneering the concept of multilayer farming.