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How to Grow Garlic in Old Plastic Containers? Dehradun Gardener Shares Easy...
As someone who spent more than 23 years in the densely populated city of Mumbai, Milan Kumar never really had the chance to stay in an apartment that had ample space to carry out gardening. “Even...
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Make 5 Types of Compost From Peels, Tea Leaves, Kitchen Waste: Terrace...
The right way of waste disposal is confusing for the rapidly growing urban population. Disposing of daily biodegradable waste is one of the major issues we face. But there are certain ways in which...
View ArticleSoil Testing in 5 Minutes: 2 Scientists Innovate Paper-Based Device To Help...
In order to determine what fertilisers the soil needs, farmers conduct soil testing, which usually takes about 15 days to complete and get the results. “By the time they get the results, farmers have...
View ArticlePune Brothers Quit Corporate Jobs for Organic Farming; Earn Crores
After completing their MBA from Pune University, Satyajit and Ajinka Hange climbed the corporate ladder working with top MNCs for nearly a decade. But something always felt amiss. They realised that...
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Ex-banker Turned Farmer Clocks Rs 21 Cr With Natural Farming Biz; Empowers...
Picture this — a tranquil farm where farmers sow only indigenous seeds, bulls are free on the field to plough the soil, cows graze on pollution-free open grasslands, and rural women are busy making...
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Friends’ Zero-Commission Online Market Helps Farmers Double Their Income...
Maharashtra’s Sachin Gore grows sugarcane and turmeric in his 3.5-acre farmland but was always dependent on middlemen to sell his produce. “I used to sell products to middlemen at a commission of 30...
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Engineer Uses Aquaponics On Terrace to Harvest 500 Kg Veggies/Month; Teaches...
Shashank Dubey was comfortable in his corporate job in Delhi. One day, he read an article about vegetables grown on the floodplain of the Yamuna river and the potential health risks associated with...
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Discover the Padma Shri Hero who sparked Uttarakhand’s Pomegranate Revolution
It may now seem like a common sight to find pomegranate and apple orchards while visiting Hatal and its neighbouring villages in the northern state of Uttarakhand. However, about two decades ago,...
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“Bring Back The Old”: MBA Grad’s Millet Biz Earns Rs 2 Crore, Empowers 100s...
Building a multi-crore company is no easy task, but if you have an appetite for adventure, you will succeed. This is an MBA graduate Somashekar Pogula’s honest take, six years into the millet business...
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Less Water, Higher Yield: Why PAU Prof’s Patented Hydroponics Tech Could be a...
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) was recently in the news for developing and patenting the first indigenous Hybrid Hydroponic Technology (HHT) developed by Dr V P Sethi, the head of the...
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Lawyer-Turned-Entrepreneur Earns Rs 16 Crore/Year With Millet Startup, Helps...
Between 2004 and 2006, there was a concerning increase in farmer suicides, particularly in Maharashtra. According to NCRB data, in 2006, 17,060 farmers died by suicide in the country, of which 1,427...
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‘Toured Across India To Learn From Farmers’: How a Retd Colonel Found Passion...
Colonel Sujan Mohanty (57), is a retired army man who set out to create a successful life for himself post his service of 22 years. A civil engineer as well, he now cultivates and manages an orchid...
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TN Woman Doubles Income Through Organic Farming, Builds Better Future for...
P Bindu, an organic farmer from Tamil Nadu, got married when she was barely 18 years old. She had also managed to study only till Class 10. While she resigned to her fate, she wanted to give her...
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Started in Dad’s Memory, Assam Farmer’s ‘Rice Library’ Saves Over 500...
If you ask children and teenagers the question, ‘Where does your food come from?’ They’ll probably answer, ‘the kitchen’ or ‘the grocery store’. Mahan Chandra Borah, a 41-year-old rice farmer, was...
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How To Prepare Bio Enzymes From Kitchen Waste? Homemaker With 500 Plants...
As a child, Kolkata-based Nita Singh would spend all her summer vacations in her hometown Deoria in Uttar Pradesh. Away from the bustling city life, she would swim in the nearby river, pluck mangoes...
View ArticleWhy I Grow My Own Veggies? It Isn’t a Hobby; It’s A Way of Life
Feature image courtesy: Sooraj Purushothaman Have you ever nurtured a plant from scratch? Have you planted a tiny seed and watched it grow into a beautiful flower, fruit or vegetable? Have you...
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Building Scale With Zero Middlemen: How Small-Scale Farmers In Bihar Double...
This article is sponsored by Bayer The year 2018 marked a watershed moment for Bhagalpur district in Bihar. Katarni rice, a short-grained variety, known for its unique taste and aroma, along with the...
View Article8 Farms Stays Across India to Experience The Perfect Staycation
For the past few days, thanks to the concept of work from home, I’ve been living in a tranquil area amidst the beautiful hills of Kalimpong, West Bengal. The sounds of birds serve as my natural alarm,...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Plants Winter-Ready? 4 Easy Steps By a Gardening Expert
It’s finally that time of the year when the nip in the air cannot be ignored anymore. Winter is soon going to be here in all its glory. But while there’s a lot to look forward to — the festive season,...
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When Droughts Led to Losses, Oyster Pearl Farming Helped Marathwada Farmers...
With uncertain rainfall patterns and irrigation canals completely drying up, cultivation in the parched land of the Osmanabad district has become exhausting for farmers. Lying under the rain shadow...
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