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Vikrant Kale at his farm in Ahmednagar (now Ahilyanagar) in Maharashtra

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How Maharashtra engineer grows white jamuns and apples at 43° C

In 2019, IT engineer Vikrant Kale began apple farming on two acres and white jamun over one acre in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar (Ahilyanagar), where peak summer temperatures reach 43 degrees Celsius. Apart from apples, he also sells saplings at Rs130 a piece

By Rashmi Pratap

Feb 05, 2025 00:07 IST logo

4 Min read

Kavya Dhobale-Datkhile makes vermicompost and works with farmers to creates awareness about sustainable farming

Nurse quits high-paying govt. job to make vermicompost; clocks Rs24 lakh annual turnover

By Rashmi Pratap

Nov 06, 2024 00:05 IST logo

5 Min read

Ekanthraj at this farm in Kadur, Karnataka

How this Karnataka farmer harvests 50kg pomegranates per plant; sells at Rs200 a kg

By US Anu

Aug 19, 2024 01:21 IST logo

3 Min read

Rahul Rasal on his red grape farm

Red grapes millionaire: How this Ahmednagar farmer clocks Rs14 lakh per acre; exports to Europe, China

By Rashmi Pratap

Aug 07, 2024 00:18 IST logo

5 Min read

Kabir Chandrakar at his farm in Mujgahan Village in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh’s MBA farmer earns Rs6 lakh per acre through guava farming

By Rashmi Pratap

Oct 13, 2023 00:25 IST logo

6 Min read