Every day, farmers from far and wide flock to see Hirod Patel’s fields. His innovative approach has proved to be a beacon of success for them as the young farmer from Odisha cultivates vegetables, not on the ground but on the pond!

The 32-year-old farmer has adopted an integrated farming system to cultivate climbers in the sheds and practice pisciculture in farm ponds simultaneously.

Nearly eight years back, Hirod joined his father, Shiva Shankar, who had traditionally been cultivating paddy. Like other Indian farmers, they would........

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