Farming

When the sisters decided to pursue farming, their decision raised more eyebrows than smiles. But their self-belief and desire to protect their agricultural land is what kept them going.

Harsh Patil turned to innovative farming techniques after climate change affected his family's traditional crops. He started growing saffron using aeroponics in a small room, earning lakhs.

This method of farming — hydroponics is not only effective in saving water but has also been helping farmers across the country earn in lakhs.

In Indian agriculture industry, mushroom farming has emerged as a lucrative business. Here are stories of five agriprenuers who quit their conventional jobs to grow mushrooms.

R Vishwan was forced to steal food as a seven-year-old. Today, he has established his own honey-farming enterprise, earning in lakhs annually.

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.

Born in a family of traditional farmers, Srikanth Bollapally lived in poverty as a child. He decided to take a different route and started growing flowers.

Former teacher Rasik Nakum from Rajkot is on a mission to train thousands of Indians in growing their own vegetables using hydroponics.

Ganesh Ashok Ranade transitioned from being a commerce graduate to a dedicated organic farmer, creating a 40-acre agro-tourism haven in Ratnagiri.

Jaswinder Kaur and Ranjit Singh use zero-budget natural farming to cultivate at least 25 kinds of crops. Here's how they made farming profitable and train others around them.