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“I grow my own food as the nature allows. Never a day goes without plucking the fresh fruits from the trees and having it on my plate. Eating local varieties of unpolished rice is good for health so I grow nutrient packed paddy myself and process it as per my requirement. We love pickles so we...

“24/7 access to water for farming, livestock and household, consistent ground water recharge, well maintained moisture level in the soil, right to live for every living organism and green cover all around are the unique features of my Laporiya village. It is the same village that was severely...

Becomes full time farmer leaving 26 year long corporate career. Grows Vekhand roots to restore soil fertility and prepare bio-solutions to safeguard other crops from pest attack “Vekhand medicinal root is a low maintenance crop. It grows naturally and incurs very low production cost. It is an...

Chooses to become farmer over secured government bank job. Integrates crop production with livestock for steady farm revenues “Less production cost and continuous cash inflow are the two main highlights of integrated farming that keeps the farmer stay in the business thus I always worked...

“Due to climate change our region faces hot and dry climatic conditions. It is a challenge for many crops therefore I selected grapes because high temperature is suitable for grape cultivation. In my village few farmers were growing grapes so I prepared myself well taking assistance from them...

Rubber farmer shifts his attention to jackfruit to keep illness away. Preserves and popularizes jackfruit, maintains collection of 210 plus varieties. Also sells budding seedlings “In the year 1970 farmers received subsidy of Rs. 3000/acre from Government to grow rubber in their farms therefore...

Post retirement becomes full time farmer to grow food for family and friends “We believe in growing our food ourselves so we planted different kinds of fruits, vegetables and grains that we like to eat and of course if practically possible to grow in our farm considering soil requirements and...

“Earlier I had G9 variety banana but now I am growing yelakki banana. The later has higher selling price and demand is good all the year round. Also I could see more disease in G9 variety so changed to yelakki banana. Moreover selling price of yelakki is more than G9 variety,” shares Mr...

“Marigold is the best intercrop in farming. It complements many crops and proficiently controls nematodes, trips and mites. In addition it also secures the crops from diseases. It has the ability to control 40% pests! I use other crops as intercrops too. I have almost all crops in my farm grown...

“Americans produce every agricultural commodity they consume and export it to other nations. Please note only 4% Americans are farmers. On the contrary 75% Indians are farmers yet we import many agricultural products. Why? Our farmers are poor and commit suicide. To solve the problem I found the...

“Jasmine flower gave us a stable monthly income soon after six months of plantation. The waiting period was long but I was sure it will be good,” affirms Mrs. Sangita Mhatre, progressive women farmer from Mande village, Palghar district, Maharashtra. Along with her husband, Mr. Shashikant Mhatre...

“Less monitoring, no fear of theft, disease and pest resistant, assured crop and regular monthly income are unique features of palm cultivation. Earlier than palm we were focused on coconut and sapota. These two crops demand more attention for production and marketing. On the contrary palm...

“Integrated farming is much more interesting than mono cropping. It is nice to have farm with diversity in plants and livestock. It also helps to learn more things endlessly. Monocropping is risky, mundane and bad for soil. In case of some problem either in cultivation or market price, if the...

‘Initially sweetcorn was grown as intercrop for earning additional income but it became more profitable than other crops! Within 4months we could harvest sweet corn. Demand of sweet corn always exceeds the supply therefore price appreciation is more than other crops,” says Mr. Srishailaparappa...

“We grow green leafy vegetables as it has a stable market throughout the year. It also gives quick returns as almost all green veggies are one month crop. Selling veggies is easy because we have the market nearby and I have good customer base, they come to the farm for buying greens directly...

“Western Ghats of Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka State, the gateway of monsoon, covered 82% of the land in 1952 but it got reduced to only 20% by end of the year 1982 due to deforestation for the teak plantation. It resulted in soil erosion, climate change and jeopardized the entire natural...

Arts graduate becomes seed supplier. Specializes in onion seeds “I used to buy onion seeds for my farm and found it very expensive. I used to pay Rs. 1,500-2,000/kg so I started producing my own seeds. After a while other farmers also started asking for seeds thus slowly and gradually I began...

“Fertile soil, favorable climatic conditions, flowing rivers and streams makes Bihar state rich in resources required for agriculture. In spite of all these positive conditions and growing good quality fruits and vegetables the economic condition of farmers was not good (poor). Similarly...

“Selling sheep for rearing to other farmers is more profitable for the breeders. Since five years of farm establishment I have not sold a single adult sheep for meat instead sell it to other farmers for rearing. I also use its manure for growing different crops and yield has increased...

Prof. Nagendhiran Viswanathan, Founder of Suregrow is based out of Coimbatore. He is an automation engineer who has experimented with the possibilities of agriculture infused with automation. In the process he has journeyed through hydroponics, aeroponics and all the versions of farming without...