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A Coffee That Benefits the Consumer, Producer, and Animals – Find Out More
When conservation meets coffee, it serves as a wake up call for more than just the morning blues. Husband and wife team Avinash Sosale and Dr. Krithi Karanth founded Wild Kaapi- a wildlife friendly...
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He Didn’t Buy Any Land, but Now This CA Is Earning Far More Through Farming
We have heard about engineers-turned-farmers, bankers-turned-farmers or even chartered accountants-turned farmers. But have you heard about a part-time CA and full-time farmer? That’s Rajeev Bittu from...
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Here’s How This Pune Woman Grew Her Own Food Organically and Fed Her Family...
An organic wave is sweeping through Pune, as people increasingly buy food grown without the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. However, Sujata Naphade is far ahead of this wave – she grows...
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How This App Helps 50,000 Farmers With Timely and Factual Agricultural Info
Farmers contribute tremendously to the Indian economy, but sadly are some of the poorest individuals in the country. A farmer in my village killed himself because he was cheated with adulterated cotton...
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Organic Milk at Your Door Step Now, Thanks to 9 Techies and a Veterinary Doctor!
India’s organised dairy sector’s growth is expected to rise as much as 25 percent by FY 2017-18. But it’s not all good news! According to the National Survey of Milk Adulteration 2011, as much as 70...
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After 35 Years of Experimentation, This Kerala Priest’s New Rubber Variety...
Home to the highest number of rubber plantations in the country, Kerala accounts for almost 90 per cent of India’s total natural rubber production. Brought to India during the British era, the crop...
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Jackfruits and Grapes in a Pot? This Mangalore Man Has Been Doing it For Years!
When Blany D’souza told people that he was trying to grow jackfruits in a pot, they laughed at him. A year later, the same people were requesting him to help them do the same in their own gardens....
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How Japan’s Unique Paddy Art is Revitalising a Tiny Maharashtrian Village
From the ground, it doesn’t look like much. In fact, the vista is something commonly seen across rural India: rice paddy shoots in multiple hues of green, rippling in the wind and carpeting sprawling...
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How To Make Your Own Terrariums: Miniature Gardens for Plant-Loving City...
If you don’t have backyards or balconies to garden in, fret not. There is a super fun and surprisingly easy way through which you can still get some much-needed green in your life — terrariums!...
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From Near-Suicide to Self-Sufficient Hero: How Integrated Farming Transformed...
After life had come to a standstill for Shivamogga farmer Durgappa Angadi, it was the agricultural practice of integrated farming that saved him from taking his life. Two and half years ago, the...
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Go Organic While Helping Abused and Abandoned Animals in This Himachal Farm
Pine-fresh mountain air, stunning views of the majestic Dhauladhar range and a laid-back little town brimming with warmth — just a few things that make Dharamshala so special. Nestled in the verdant...
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How This Tribal Couple Transformed a Barren Hill Into a Bountiful Farm!
Even as more people from agrarian backgrounds leave the profession embodied by their fathers and grandfathers, one couple from Edachery, Thondarnadu in Wayanad stand out as a stark contrast by pursuing...
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No Farmer Commits Suicide in Hinglajwadi, and It’s All Thanks to Women....
Droughts, repeated crop failures and overburdening debts are the primary reasons why farmers in India are left with no option other than taking their lives—sometimes it is an entire family that...
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This 8th Standard Student Grew 800kgs of Long Beans in a 10-Cent Kerala Plot!
At an age where most kids would prefer watching television or playing with their friends, one young lad from the village of Pulamanthole in Perinthalmanna, Kerala has chosen to invest his time...
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How One Man Traveled 19 States, Studied 6 Crore Plants and Planted 5200...
Awarded the Krishi Samrat Samman in 2015, Gafarbhai Qureshi has collected over 5200 types of plants in his nursery and gives free information and training to farmers and students about these plants,...
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Despite Droughts, This Maharashtra Farmer Is Earning Lakhs From 1 Acre!
A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. – Colin Powell Marathwada’s current drought cycle began in 2011, and except 2013, the rains have failed...
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From Politics to Organic Farming, How One Incident Changed the Course of This...
Years of abuse from excessive usage of chemical fertilisers and pesticides not only leave the soil robbed out of its nutrients but also render it unfit for use. While synthetic fertiliser manufacturers...
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5 Innovative Ways for Farmers to Fight Pests Without Using Any Chemicals
No farmer is a stranger to the potential damage uninvited guests in their fields can cause to their crops. Yes, we are talking about pests which infest crops, reduce yields, lower agricultural...
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Bengaluru Techie Travels to Tamil Nadu Every Weekend, Just to Farm!
If you happen to look at the lush organic farm located in the foothills of Rangamalai in the village of Vellayampatti in Tamil Nadu, you will be unable to imagine what it looked like two years ago....
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Pune Woman Transforms 3,500 Sqft Plot Into Organic Garden That Feeds Three...
Pune-based Sujata Naphade was born with green fingers. She belongs to an agrarian family, and her mother-in-law is also a farmer. Her family advocates organic farming and growing up; she had always...
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