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Mangosteen Engineer and Custard Apple Maverick

An MBA who changed his family's fortunes by shifting from sugarcane to custard apple farming, an engineer growing mangosteen in Kannur, five seed savers protecting biodiversity and India's corn village Sainji are all part of this newsletter

By Rashmi Pratap

Jun 29, 2025 10:51 IST logo

2 Min read

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Farming

MBA farmer doubles income by shifting from sugarcane to custard apple farming; turnover at Rs6 lakh per acre

By Riya Singh

Jun 23, 2025 00:02 IST logo

4 Min read

Mangesh Prakash Lawande at his custard apple farm (left) and vermicompost (right)

Farming

Custard apple farmer starts vermicomposting; clocks Rs30 lakh annually from 2 acres

By Rashmi Pratap

Dec 16, 2024 00:30 IST logo

4 Min read

Bastar Se Bazaar Tak is associated with 1150 tribal women in 17 villages of Chhattisgarh

Enterprise

Forest to fork: Chhattisgarh entrepreneur takes natural food products from forests to urban consumers, empowers tribal women

By Aruna Raghuram

Nov 24, 2023 00:57 IST logo

7 Min read