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Dr Saravanan Kandasami at his moringa farm in TiruppurFarming

Scientist turns moringa farmer; exports products to the US, Europe

Dr Kandasami Saravanan quit his job at TNAU in 2017 to pursue organic farming in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. He uses no-till cultivation to grow moringa leaves, considered a superfood, and processes them into soups, and powder which sell at over Rs800 per kg

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