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When Subrata Karmakar was 11, he would trail behind his father across nine bigha of farmland in Beleswar Basna village in West Bengal’s Hooghly...
On the night of 14 January 2017, Makar Sankranti had drawn to a close in the villages near Pakhi Pahar, a forested hill range in West Bengal’s...
Armed with nothing but curiosity, 70-year-old Krishna Chandra Halder from Hooghly cross-pollinated two papaya varieties to create a new hybrid. Today,...
Behind every Manam Chocolate bar is a farmer’s name, a family’s story, and a field in West Godavari. By working directly with cocoa farmers, this...
20 years ago bay leaves was not cultivated in West Bengal, however today it has gained popularity among the trading and farming community due to its...