When the pandemic shut down India for more than two months this year, millions of people lost their livelihoods. The agriculture sector — already vulnerable — was hit hard, with many smallholder farmers being pushed into extreme poverty. Maltilata Naik and her family could easily have been among them. They work a small plot of land […]
Ncumisa Mkabile’s (27), creativity, social media savviness and her “can-do” attitude, shows that anything is possible by starting a small-scale farming business during the lockdown which has gained her national recognition. It’s reported that Mkabile first made headlines as the founder of a chicken farm, Mamcube Homegrown Chicken, which she started in March. She proceeded […]
Happy Hens Farm, located at a two-hour drive from Bangalore, became the first Indian producer to label its eggs as “free-range,” as an indication of their hens’ high welfare and space allowances. Free Range means hens have total freedom to access large open space to roam freely and to express their natural behavior. They have a pen […]
BHUBANESWAR: Starting with a small hatchery way back in 1983 in their native place in the remote Jaleswar area of Balasore district, Santosh Pradhan and his wife Tapati Ranihave come a long way. The family now owns a breeding and brooding firm spread across 25 acres in the Rasgovindpur area of Mayurbhanj district that produces more than 50,000 eggs and 30,000 chicks […]
Switched to layer poultry farming from broiler to have consistent and better earnings Sudha Poultry Farm is run by Mrs. Suchita Patil and Mr. Sunil Patil. Initially it was set up as broiler poultry farm but later changed to layer poultry farm. Highlighting the benefits Mr. Patil says, “In layer, there are no drastic price […]
