Farming

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.

From industrialist to dragon fruit farmer, Joseph Karackadu has built a successful orchard in Kerala, where he creates new varieties of the exotic fruit.

Neelkanth Mishra, a social entrepreneur from Jharkhand interacted with fishing communities and saw that inland fisheries were an excellent way for farmers to earn a steady source of livelihood.

Thiruvananthapuram’s Vinod Sahadevan Nair, also known as 'Banana Man', quit his job to build a unique farm. Today, he grows over 500 varieties of bananas.

Despite facing domestic violence, Rukmani Devi, a hearing and speech-impaired woman from Jharkhand, embraced farming and transformed her family's life.

After retiring, Ramesh Gera started cultivating Kashmiri saffron in Noida, beginning the venture in a 100-square-foot room.

Meet the entrepreneurs turning millets into modern, nutritious foods, supporting India’s small-scale farmers while championing sustainability.

Want to set up a mushroom farming business? Know how Odisha's Santosh Mishra set up a mushroom farm that earns Rs 10 lakh annually.