Farming

Donkey milk has made Dhiren Solanki a successful farmer in Gujarat. He tapped into its international demand in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry, setting up a business within two years.

Chandra Shekhar Sharma’s Agra home is a thriving ecosystem of 400 plant varieties. As a result, the temperature inside his home remains 4 to 5 degrees cooler.

Alarmed by the effect of climate change on food security, Assam-based Neelam Dutta is on a mission to safeguard heirloom seeds. He has trained over 24,000 farmers in Northeast India.

Urban farmer Harshit Godha took inspiration from Israeli farmers growing avocados and has successfully grown the fruit in India. He shares how you can grow them too.

Harishchandra Desai is leading a sea of jackfruit cultivators in Maharashtra through his farmer-producer company.

Prabhat Kumar runs SumArth, an NGO that has impacted the lives of 25,000 farmers in 500 villages of Bihar by helping them switch from outdated agricultural practices to new cash crops like onions.

Ashish Negi runs 'Kayang' to empower local farmers by directly supplying Kinnauri apples to customers, eliminating middlemen and other exploitative market practices.

Terrace Gardening Tips: Trying to grow vegetables in pots? Meet Nandlal Master from Varanasi who harvests 100 kgs of seasonal vegetables from 200 pots on his terrace.

Tamil Nadu's ex-joint director of agriculture RR Suseela and ex-assistant director N Madhubalan are cultivating a mini forest in Dharmapuri.

Kakasaheb Sawant, an auto mechanic-turned-farmer from Sangli district of Maharashtra, shares how he grows the Kesar mango variety on 10 acres of land.