Farming

Akul Biswas started planting mangrove saplings along the Bidyadhari river in 2005. Today, he leads Jharkhali Sabuj Bahini, with 200 women working to revive mangroves in the Sundarbans.

Aakriti Srivastava, along with Romal and Suraj Singh, started Bahula Naturals to help Rajasthan’s pastoralists earn an income from their camels.

Dr C Narayanan Kutty, an award-winning retired professor from the Kerala Agriculture University, shares tips on how one can grow vegetables commercially via grafting.

Vijayakumar Narayanan, a passionate farmer and agriculture consultant in Kerala, successfully implements aquaponics, growing fish and vegetables together with fewer resources.

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

At a time when India is losing its rare ornamental wild orchids, Kerala's V U Sabu has conserved 256 varieties of these exotic plants at his home in Wayanad.

After 11 years at TCS, Jitender Mann returned to his ancestral home in Haryana, where he and his wife, Sarla, began organic farming, focusing on moringa and transforming it into a profitable venture.

Anushka Jaiswal, an economics graduate from Lucknow found her passion in farming. The 28-year-old grows exotic vegetables like red and yellow bell peppers, kale, bokchoy, lettuce and more.

Rohhaan Gawde grows gourmet pink, grey, blue and king oyster mushrooms along with shiitake and reishi.

Shubha Bhatnagar, a 63-year-old homemaker, started Shubhavni SmartFarms to grow saffron indoors using aeroponics, aiming to provide employment to rural women with her family's support.