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Niroj Ranjan Misra

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Grass brooms empower tribal women in Odisha; venture clocks Rs 45 lakh annual turnover

Odisha’s 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) face geographical isolation, poverty and limited resource access. Dharatipenu Farmer Producer Co., in the backward Rayagadh district, is changing their fortunes with brooms made from local grass

By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jul 08, 2025 00:01 IST 5 Min read
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How this scientist built a Rs 12 crore agribusiness by connecting farmers with consumers
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jul 02, 2025 00:01 IST 5 Min read
Tapan Kumar Dalie's Jajpur unit produces 50kg of mushrooms and 2,000 kg of spawns daily Farming
This engineer quit L&T for mushroom farming; clocks Rs70 lakh annual turnover
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jun 02, 2025 00:01 IST 5 Min read
Siddheswar Mishra quit his job and began moringa farming in 2015 Farming
Odisha’s MBA moringa farmer clocks Rs25 lakh annual turnover; exports to Europe and Gulf
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
May 28, 2025 01:10 IST 5 Min read
Villagers of Sagarpali have turned 121 hectares of barren hill into a lush green forest in Odisha Environment
How villagers of Sagarpali turned 121 hectares of barren hill into a lush green forest in Odisha
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 19, 2025 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Surendra Nath quit his job to set up Vaisali Dairy in 2017 Enterprise
From washing milk bottles to hitting Rs4 crore turnover, how this engineer built a dairy business in Odisha
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 10, 2025 00:02 IST 4 Min read
Bijay Kumar Bir quit his job for beekeeping in Angul, Odisha Farming
From Rs17,000 salary to Rs17 lakh annual turnover, how beekeeping changed the fortunes of this Odisha man
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 26, 2025 00:17 IST 4 Min read
Jhola Kundis facilitate regular irrigation and increase farmer incomes Farming
How water harvesting through ‘jhola kundis’ is doubling incomes of tribal farmers in Koraput
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 21, 2025 00:01 IST 4 Min read
Sudharani handcrafts eco-friendly gifting items Enterprise
How this Odisha woman set up a successful home business of upcycled gifts; receives orders from the US, UK
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jan 29, 2025 02:16 IST 4 Min read
Tribal farmers cultivate organic vegetables, millets and other crops on land, which was barren earlier Farming
Tribal farmers grow organic millets and vegetables on once-barren land; income up over three times
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jan 08, 2025 00:06 IST 5 Min read
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