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Avanish Goel, Founder of Indigold, uses aeroponics to grow saffron in Dehradun Farming

Ex-banker grows saffron in a room in Dehradun; sells at Rs5 lakh per kg

Avanish Goel, an engineer with an MBA from IIM-C, quit as the COO of CAMS Insurance Repository in December 2018. He began growing saffron in Dehradun in a 200 sq ft room and has expanded to a 2,000 sq ft unit. Avanish also trains people in indoor farming

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