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She Had a Debt of Rs 30 Lakh. Now Grapes Help Her Earn More Than That in 1 Year!
Life seemed to be cruel to Sangeeta Boraste, a grape farmer from Niphad taluka, Nashik, who inherited a debt of Rs 30 lakh from her late husband. But when life gave her lemons, she sure made a lot of...
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Kerala Man Builds Low-Cost, Naturally-Cool Home in a Pond, Will Teach You as...
Everyone has a dream house, Thacholath Gopalan too had one in mind since his childhood. When The Better India (TBI) contacted Gopalan, he said that when he was a child, he wanted a house in a river,...
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UP Man Increases Earnings From Rs 11,000 to Rs 12 Lakh Through Banana Farming
Chandranath Pandey, a 51-year-old resident of Baldirai village of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, was hoping to find a “high-paying job in a big city” to fulfil his dream of living a better life....
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50-YO Kerala School Teacher Turns Waste Dump Yard into Fertile Farm in 4 Years
From tapioca, iron-filled red spinach, to the sweetest bananas, this vegetable garden is filled with nutrition and protein. However, it’s hard to believe that this green patch was once just a pile of...
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Telangana Engineer Grows her Own Food, 700 Plants & Mini Floral Forest on...
“When you like a flower, you pluck it. But, when you love it, you water it daily and let it flourish,” says 28-year-old Kusini Jyothi Priyanka, a nature lover and an avid urban gardener. In her...
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Dharward Farmer’s Strawberries Earn Rs 6 Lakh, Shares Tips For Home Garden
Most of us like the strawberry fruit, filled as it is with fibre, vitamins and good taste. But we do tend to assume it can only grow on some cold hills somewhere. Shattering that myth, Shashidhar...
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7-YO Environmentalist Helps Plant 13000 Trees, Aims to plant 1 Lakh Saplings
Planting even one tree and nurturing it is a big deal for a 7-year-old child. Prasiddhi Singh from Tamil Nadu. on the other hand, has planted over 13,000 trees! That’s quite a feat. And she is not done...
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Engineer Returns from US to Start Aquaponics Farm, Grows 4 Tonnes of...
A small, lush plot of land in Chengalpet, a town 76 kilometres away from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is the face of the future of farming. The integrated hydroponics and fish farm was created by Jegan...
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Nurse-Turned-Farmer, Kerala Man Now Earns Rs 30,000 Monthly From Growing Lotus
While flying back to Kerala from Qatar, an industrial nurse—one who is “assigned emergency cases to provide medical aid in ambulances”—Eldhose P Raju was mulling a plan to find a similar job in his...
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Kerala Couple Grows Rice on Terrace, Uses Mineral Water Bottes to Harvest Paddy
The recent lockdown, which lasted over 200 days this year, has helped many realise their hidden talents and provided opportunities to hundred others to explore new methods of earning. For this couple...
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For This Haryana Farmer, Stubble Ain’t a Headache. He Earns Rs 45 Lakh From It
For the past two years, the villagers of Farsh Majra, near Kaithal city, Haryana, claim that no toxic fumes from stubble burning have been emitted from their farms and the neighbouring eight villages....
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Kerala NRI Returnee Grows 1000 Kilos of Lemons From 14 Trees, Earns Lakhs
The humble lemon is not only rich in medicinal and nutritional value but also useful in many other ways. For some, just a dash of lemon turns a dish into a masterpiece, for others it’s an essential...
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Retired Kerala Couple in Their 70s Grow Over 50 Varieties of Veggies, Fruits...
A retired couple in Kerala’s Palakkad district is celebrating their retirement together in a very unique manner – by growing a staggering variety of vegetables and fruits in their farm. “There are...
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Maharashtra Man Quits Steady Job To Farm Figs, Has Turnover of Rs 1.5 Crore/Year
In 2013, Samir Dombe decided to quit his corporate job and take up agriculture in his hometown. A native of Daund, which is located around 90 km from Pune, Maharashtra, he was working in an engineering...
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New Toilet to Daughter’s Education: How 2 Women Used Potato Farming to Become...
After spending her entire life as someone’s daughter and then a wife, Shamima Begum from West Bengal’s Molaypur village is now carving her own identity as a farmer. She recently sold 12 tonnes of...
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At This Kerala Farm, You Can Weave Your Clothes And Grow Your Food For Free
W hen you step into Farmer’s Share, Ambrose Kooliyath’s organic farm and craft centre on the outskirts of Shornur, you immediately feel a sense of calm. A few women are occupied with working the looms...
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‘King Of Jackfruits’, Ratnagiri Farmer Grows 75 Varieties Of Fruit On His Farm
The village of Zapade, in Maharashtra, is home to a farmer who is unique in a way — he has steered clear of growing Alphonso mangoes, which are a favourite of every Konkan farmer. Instead, he has...
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IIT Grads With Zero Farming Experience Earn Rs 80 Lakh/Month From Exotic Veggies
The western belt of Maharashtra is famously known as the sugar bowl of the state. Kolhapur district, located in this belt, is also famous for its jaggery, footwear and tourist attractions. But this...
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Forced to Give up Infosys Job, Karnataka Woman Grows 8000 Fruit Trees in...
Many assume education is a must to attain success. But Kavita Mishra, a sandalwood and fruit cultivator, is challenging this notion with her hard work and dedication. “The difficult road I traversed...
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Retired Bengaluru Couple Grow 60+ Types of Organic Veggies & Fruits, Without...
Most aspiring gardeners look for plants that are easy-to-grow and ones which require minimal maintenance. The most common recommendations being tomatoes, chillies and brinjals. Besides the real taste...
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