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Farming

Smarika Chandrakar, an engineer-MBA farmer, at her farm in Charmudiya village in Chhattisgarh’s Dhamtari district Farming

MBA woman farmer harvests 55,000 kg tomatoes per acre; turns around her family farm

Smarika Chandrakar quit her job in Pune and grows tomatoes, cucumber and other vegetables in Chhattisgarh. Now one of the biggest vegetable growers in the state, she harvests 60,000 kg of brinjal per acre and sells veggies in local mandis and other states

By Rashmi Pratap
May 27, 2024 00:19 IST 5 Min read
Merlin Moothedan with his sons Midhun and Manu (left) and Midhun (right) at their farm in Pariyaram, Thrissur Farming
Father-son trio reaps bumper mangosteen harvest; older trees yield 300 kg per season
By Rashmi Pratap
May 22, 2024 00:05 IST 4 Min read
Harshita Priyadarshini Mohanty with some of her native seeds at an exhibition (left) and at a paddy farm (right) Farming
Odisha schoolgirl saves 260 varieties of native paddy and millet seeds
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
May 20, 2024 00:02 IST 5 Min read
Biju Narayanan at his farm in Kannur Farming
Kerala farmer harvests 6000 kg rambutan per acre with high-density farming
By Rashmi Pratap
May 17, 2024 00:05 IST 5 Min read
Mukesh Manjoo at his farm in Pilani (left) and olive oil extraction (right) Farming
This innovative farmer earns Rs 10 lakh per acre with olive farming; sells oil at Rs1500 per litre
By Rashmi Pratap
May 10, 2024 00:49 IST 4 Min read
Pushpa Dohare at her poultry farm in Jhabua Farming
Jhabua housewife changes her family’s fortunes with Kadaknath poultry farming; sells chicken at Rs 500 per kg
By Rashmi Pratap
May 06, 2024 00:04 IST 5 Min read
Dhiren Solanki at his TDS Donkey Farm in Manund village, Patan, Gujarat Farming
This Gujarat man earns Rs 16 lakh per month from donkey milk business
By Rashmi Pratap
Apr 29, 2024 00:10 IST 4 Min read
Chethan Shetty with rambutans (left) and mangosteen grown on his farm Farming
This engineer quit his job to grow exotic fruits; sells rambutan and mangosteen at Rs350 per kg
By Rashmi Pratap
Apr 26, 2024 01:24 IST 5 Min read
Subrat Kumar Nath next to the Miyazaki mango tree (left) and with Sahasradala Padmam lotus (right) Farming
Engineer creates mini forest at home; grows 400 exotic plants
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Apr 24, 2024 20:41 IST 4 Min read
Seven techies who engineered farming success stories Farming
Seven techies who engineered farming success stories
By US Anu
Apr 15, 2024 00:04 IST 5 Min read
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