Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim
Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim

By Gaon Connection

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim
Angora Rabbit Project Brings Windfall to Farmers in Sikkim

By Sarikah Atreya

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

Chuba Weavers Off-Farm Producers’ Co-operative Society Ltd has more than 200 members from four gram panchayat unit clusters under Namthang, South Sikkim. These members rear Angora rabbits and harvest their wool and sell it.

सिक्किम में कमाई करा रहा अंगोरा खरगोश, ऊन से बनाते हैं कई तरह के उत्पाद
सिक्किम में कमाई करा रहा अंगोरा खरगोश, ऊन से बनाते हैं कई तरह के उत्पाद

By Gaon Connection

यहां के किसानों को अंगोरा रैबिट प्रोजेक्ट से काफी फायदा हुआ है। क्योंकि चुबा के कई किसान भेड़ चराने वाले थे और पहले से ही भेड़ की ऊन की बुनाई में माहिर थे। गुरुंग समुदाय की एक स्वदेशी हथकरघा कला उन्हें उनके अपने बुजुर्गों से विरासत में मिली हुई थी। अब वो अंगोरा के ऊन से कई तरह के उत्पादन बनाने लगे हैं।

यहां के किसानों को अंगोरा रैबिट प्रोजेक्ट से काफी फायदा हुआ है। क्योंकि चुबा के कई किसान भेड़ चराने वाले थे और पहले से ही भेड़ की ऊन की बुनाई में माहिर थे। गुरुंग समुदाय की एक स्वदेशी हथकरघा कला उन्हें उनके अपने बुजुर्गों से विरासत में मिली हुई थी। अब वो अंगोरा के ऊन से कई तरह के उत्पादन बनाने लगे हैं।

सिक्किम में कमाई करा रहा अंगोरा खरगोश, ऊन से बनाते हैं कई तरह के उत्पाद
सिक्किम में कमाई करा रहा अंगोरा खरगोश, ऊन से बनाते हैं कई तरह के उत्पाद

By Sarikah Atreya

यहां के किसानों को अंगोरा रैबिट प्रोजेक्ट से काफी फायदा हुआ है। क्योंकि चुबा के कई किसान भेड़ चराने वाले थे और पहले से ही भेड़ की ऊन की बुनाई में माहिर थे। गुरुंग समुदाय की एक स्वदेशी हथकरघा कला उन्हें उनके अपने बुजुर्गों से विरासत में मिली हुई थी। अब वो अंगोरा के ऊन से कई तरह के उत्पादन बनाने लगे हैं।

यहां के किसानों को अंगोरा रैबिट प्रोजेक्ट से काफी फायदा हुआ है। क्योंकि चुबा के कई किसान भेड़ चराने वाले थे और पहले से ही भेड़ की ऊन की बुनाई में माहिर थे। गुरुंग समुदाय की एक स्वदेशी हथकरघा कला उन्हें उनके अपने बुजुर्गों से विरासत में मिली हुई थी। अब वो अंगोरा के ऊन से कई तरह के उत्पादन बनाने लगे हैं।

A Bed of Roses in Drought-Prone Solapur
A Bed of Roses in Drought-Prone Solapur

By Gaon Connection

Khandoba Farmer Producer Company, with 385 members, has empowered farmers to grow roses in semi-arid Solapur district of Maharashtra. The FPO offers a minimum support price to buy roses and also daily produces 1,000 litres of gulab jal.

Khandoba Farmer Producer Company, with 385 members, has empowered farmers to grow roses in semi-arid Solapur district of Maharashtra. The FPO offers a minimum support price to buy roses and also daily produces 1,000 litres of gulab jal.

A Bed of Roses in Drought-Prone Solapur
A Bed of Roses in Drought-Prone Solapur

By Shrinivas Deshpande

Khandoba Farmer Producer Company, with 385 members, has empowered farmers to grow roses in semi-arid Solapur district of Maharashtra. The FPO offers a minimum support price to buy roses and also daily produces 1,000 litres of gulab jal.

Khandoba Farmer Producer Company, with 385 members, has empowered farmers to grow roses in semi-arid Solapur district of Maharashtra. The FPO offers a minimum support price to buy roses and also daily produces 1,000 litres of gulab jal.

A polyhouse farmer in Karnal, Haryana, who earns a profit of Rs 5 lakh per acre
A polyhouse farmer in Karnal, Haryana, who earns a profit of Rs 5 lakh per acre

By Gaon Connection

Anil Kamboj is an organic farmer who used to grow multiple vegetables like mustard, sunflower, cauliflower, and bell-pepper on his farmland. A visit to Australia changed his life as he learnt about polyhouse farming. Now he cultivates flowers, bell-pepper and cauliflower in his hi-tech polyhouse and earns great profits.

Anil Kamboj is an organic farmer who used to grow multiple vegetables like mustard, sunflower, cauliflower, and bell-pepper on his farmland. A visit to Australia changed his life as he learnt about polyhouse farming. Now he cultivates flowers, bell-pepper and cauliflower in his hi-tech polyhouse and earns great profits.

Here is all you need to know about agri-business incubators in India
Here is all you need to know about agri-business incubators in India

By Shrichakradhar Varanasi

Agri startups are mushrooming across India. The Indian government, along with NABARD, is supporting the formation of agri-business incubators that are promoting agri innovation, FPOs, and agri technology.

Agri startups are mushrooming across India. The Indian government, along with NABARD, is supporting the formation of agri-business incubators that are promoting agri innovation, FPOs, and agri technology.

A polyhouse farmer in Karnal, Haryana, who earns a profit of Rs 5 lakh per acre
A polyhouse farmer in Karnal, Haryana, who earns a profit of Rs 5 lakh per acre

By Sarah Khan

Anil Kamboj is an organic farmer who used to grow multiple vegetables like mustard, sunflower, cauliflower, and bell-pepper on his farmland. A visit to Australia changed his life as he learnt about polyhouse farming. Now he cultivates flowers, bell-pepper and cauliflower in his hi-tech polyhouse and earns great profits.

Anil Kamboj is an organic farmer who used to grow multiple vegetables like mustard, sunflower, cauliflower, and bell-pepper on his farmland. A visit to Australia changed his life as he learnt about polyhouse farming. Now he cultivates flowers, bell-pepper and cauliflower in his hi-tech polyhouse and earns great profits.

The Kiwi Farmers of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand
The Kiwi Farmers of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

By Gaon Connection

Farmers from eight villages in the Shama cluster are associated with a growth centre that processes and sells kiwi products. The fruit is locally grown by the hill farmers. In 2021, nearly 20 quintals of kiwi were pulped for juice. The sale of these products has increased the income of farmers.

Farmers from eight villages in the Shama cluster are associated with a growth centre that processes and sells kiwi products. The fruit is locally grown by the hill farmers. In 2021, nearly 20 quintals of kiwi were pulped for juice. The sale of these products has increased the income of farmers.

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