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Malay Ray

(Malay Ray is a Rourkela-based journalist. He writes on social issues, human interest stories, startups, the environment, women empowerment and tribal life)

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Rice trader turns dragon fruit farmer, earns Rs 9 lakh per acre

After suffering business losses during COVID-19, Santosh Behera began organic dragon fruit farming on one acre in Balasore, Odisha, using the Ring and Pole method. He sold the fruit at Rs110 per kg last year and has now expanded cultivation to three acres

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