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Dairy Farming Gets a Fillip in Shopian, Kashmir
Dairy Farming Gets a Fillip in Shopian, Kashmir

By Mudassir Kuloo

Being an agrarian region, the agriculture sector contributes 16.18 per cent to Jammu & Kashmir’s GDP, of which 35 per cent is contributed by the dairy sector. Under the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme, 43 dairy farming units have been set up in Shopian with a subsidy of Rs one crore.

Being an agrarian region, the agriculture sector contributes 16.18 per cent to Jammu & Kashmir’s GDP, of which 35 per cent is contributed by the dairy sector. Under the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme, 43 dairy farming units have been set up in Shopian with a subsidy of Rs one crore.

How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits
How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits

By Gaon Connection

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits
How an FPO in Barpeta, Assam, has left fish farmers swimming in profits

By Puspanjalee Das Dutta

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

Setting up of a farmers producers organisation (FPO) in Assam’s Barpeta has resulted in better profits for the fishers hailing from the rural areas. Not only has the FPO provided the ease of doing business to these fisherfolk but has also helped in ensuring better market access.

Tribal farmers in Mayurbhanj earn an annual profit of Rs 1 lakh an acre by cultivating rubber
Tribal farmers in Mayurbhanj earn an annual profit of Rs 1 lakh an acre by cultivating rubber

By Ashis Senapati

Rubber cultivation was introduced on 200 acres of land in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in 1995. Since then, it has spread to 4,500 acres with over 6,000 farmers growing rubber and selling latex. Rubber processing units have also been set up.

Rubber cultivation was introduced on 200 acres of land in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha in 1995. Since then, it has spread to 4,500 acres with over 6,000 farmers growing rubber and selling latex. Rubber processing units have also been set up.

Timing Is Everything — A Farmer Earns Rs 5 Lakh in Two Months by Tweaking the Cauliflower Sowing Period
Timing Is Everything — A Farmer Earns Rs 5 Lakh in Two Months by Tweaking the Cauliflower Sowing Period

By Gaon Connection

Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.

Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.

Timing Is Everything — A Farmer Earns Rs 5 Lakh in Two Months by Tweaking the Cauliflower Sowing Period
Timing Is Everything — A Farmer Earns Rs 5 Lakh in Two Months by Tweaking the Cauliflower Sowing Period

By Pratyaksh Srivastava

Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.

Manoj Oraon cultivates cauliflower at a time when the wholesale prices of the vegetable are at an all time high in the markets of Ranchi in Jharkhand. It ensures him handsome profits.

Shiksha Rickshaw Abhiyan Is Spreading Smiles And Education Among Kids of Construction Workers
Shiksha Rickshaw Abhiyan Is Spreading Smiles And Education Among Kids of Construction Workers

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

The Shiksha Rickshaw Abhiyan begun by two young engineers in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, as part of their non-profit Bhavishya, has propelled children of construction labourers towards learning.

The Shiksha Rickshaw Abhiyan begun by two young engineers in NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, as part of their non-profit Bhavishya, has propelled children of construction labourers towards learning.

Kuchinda chillis add spice to farming in Odisha
Kuchinda chillis add spice to farming in Odisha

By Ashis Senapati

Red chilli farming is transforming the lives of farmers from Kuchinda block and its nearby areas in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The superior quality of the produce has traders and big export companies queuing up at their doorstep.

Red chilli farming is transforming the lives of farmers from Kuchinda block and its nearby areas in Odisha’s Sambalpur district. The superior quality of the produce has traders and big export companies queuing up at their doorstep.

Women at work: Self reliance from eco-friendly use of plastic waste
Women at work: Self reliance from eco-friendly use of plastic waste

By Satish Malviya

Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop bags, baskets, curtains and carpets. These women are contributing towards both environmental protection and their family income.

Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop bags, baskets, curtains and carpets. These women are contributing towards both environmental protection and their family income.

Multilayer Farming Brings High Returns to Smallholder Women Farmers in Jharkhand
Multilayer Farming Brings High Returns to Smallholder Women Farmers in Jharkhand

By Gaon Connection

In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.

In remote villages of Jharkhand, farmers are adopting multilayer farming in which compatible plants of different heights are grown together vertically for better monetary returns.

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