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Meet the Growers of MP’s Giant Noorjahan Mangoes That Cost Upto Rs 1500/Piece
While Madhya Pradesh’s Katthiwada is known for its scenic beauty, recently, it has gained popularity on social media for another unique attraction – Noorjahan mangoes. Named after the Mughal queen,...
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IIT-K Grads Use The Sun to Help 70000 Farmers Keep Their Harvest Fresh
In Bihar’s Samastipur, farmers grow lychees and sell them in Pune, Maharashtra, located around 2,000 km away. Achieving this feat would require transporting the fruits via flight, with freight charges...
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Easy Steps to Grow Brinjal, Potaoes & Other Veggies in Recycled Boxes at Home
There’s a lot that can be grown on a terrace, in a backyard or a balcony, if we utilise the space well. As the monsoon is slowly setting in, it’s a great time to start growing some vegetables at home....
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How 38000 Women Farmers In Drought-Prone Marathwada Doubled Their Incomes
It was a face-off that Santoshi Survase from Maharashtra’s Latur district had to win at any cost. Her opponent was her husband, and the stakes were high. The end result was going to decide if her...
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Unable To Walk Herself, Woman Grows Organic Rice & Fruits For 30 Special Kids
wheelchair user D Indra was barely four when she was admitted to a shelter home for children with mental and physical disabilities. She was allowed to visit her parents and elder sister only during the...
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How To Grow Rudraksha Tree At Home: Gardening Enthusiast Shares 4 Easy Steps
For years, mythology has nurtured the tradition of using Rudraksha beads as rosaries. Often found beaded in chains among devotees, they have been attributed to Lord Shiva by believers. Over the years,...
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How to Turn the Pineapple You Just Ate into a Plant at Home: 6 Easy Steps
Whether it’s cut slices or freshly extracted juice, pineapple remains a favourite among many in all forms of consumption. The scrumptious fruit is often spotted in a variety of dishes – in your morning...
View ArticleIndia’s New Agriculture Policy: Here’s Why You Need to Share Your Ideas With...
India’s agriculture sector accounts for about 15.9 per cent of the country’s $ 2.7 trillion economy and 49 per cent of employment (2018-19). Given the heavy statistics, the government aims to simplify,...
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After 14 Years, Indian Woman Leaves Canada To Become Natural Farmer in Tamil...
After living in Canada for 14 years, S Jayalakshmi returned to Chennai in 1992. However, she found herself in a conundrum — it was hard to find chemical-free vegetables for her daughter in the market,...
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Inspired by Youtube, Man Grows World’s Most Expensive Mangoes in Rajasthan
While Alphonso mangoes from the Konkan region, as well as the recently popularised 3.5-kilo heavy Noorjahan mangoes in Madhya Pradesh, are basking in the glory of their popularity on social media,...
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Farmer’s Unique Marketing Idea Attracts People from 32 Countries, Helps Him...
Purushottam Sidhpara is one of the many farmers in India to practice organic farming or farming without the use of pesticides and chemicals. Besides the quality and the organic component of his...
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‘Was a Complete Novice’: Woman Earns Rs 85000 Amid Lockdown By Growing Jasmine
I nurture three jasmine plants in my small balcony, and the joy their fragrance brings me is immeasurable. Kirana Devadiga (36), an advocate based in Mangaluru, echoes my sentiment — she says growing...
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52-YO Farmer Quits Cotton & Corn; Becomes ‘Chia Queen’ to Earn 3 Times More
Prema, a member of the tribal community in HD Kote taluk, Karnataka, had always relied on forest produce for her livelihood. But when the state government rehabilitated her from Nagarhole forest in...
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Farmer Inspires 2000 to go Chemical-Free, Earns Rs 40 Lakh by Growing Organic...
In Kanai village in Madhya Pradesh, Tarachand Belji used to grow paddy and other traditional crops on his 6-acre land. His father would mainly farm using chemical fertilisers and pesticides. But in...
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Assam’s ‘Accidental’ Seedless Lemon Variety Doubles Farmer Profits in UK
The unimaginable happened in July this year when 1,200 kilos of Kaji Nemu, a variety of lemon from Panbari village of Assam’s Chirang district, were exported to the Wholesale International Market...
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Nutritionist Helps You Rent Farms & Grow 12 Varieties of Organic Food For Rs...
For Sudharani, growing leafy vegetables at home during the lockdown was not enough to meet the needs of her family of six. When sourcing organic food became a challenge due to strict physical...
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Couple Start Turmeric Revolution in Drought-Prone Area, Stop Suicides & Child...
Ramila and Devilal Vyas’ efforts in making 102 villages in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district child labour free was a landmark victory in 2004. In the early 2000s, children from marginal families in...
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How to Turn the Sweet Potato You Just Bought Into a Plant: 10 Easy Steps
Swati Dwidevi, a resident of Bengaluru, is a full-time HR professional whose hobby is growing various plants and documenting them on her YouTube channel. In her backyard, she grows over 200 plants,...
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Thyroid Forced Me To Rethink Food. I Now Grow 190+ Veggies on My Terrace
A few years after Darsha Sai Leela moved to Hyderabad from Ulpara village in Telangana, she was diagnosed with a thyroid ailment. Doctors recommended she start eating healthier food, and told her that...
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Microbiologist Prevents Stubble Burning on 30000 Acres of Land Using Microbes
Since 2005, Kan Biosys has worked with millions of farmers to make the organic switch and encourage the use of natural methods to reverse the damage caused by the massive use of toxic chemicals in...
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