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Priti Gupta

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India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry

India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry A desert plant changed the life of Masapalli Venkatesh. His 10-acre farm in Kandukur...

12.06.2026 10

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The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard

The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard Ashoka Shivareddy comes from a family of farmers, but it was hard to make a living in their...

26.05.2026 20

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The spiky cactus fruit giving Indian farmers a cash boost

The spiky cactus fruit giving Indian farmers a cash boost "It was a do-or-die decision," says Arun Srinivas. In 2020 he abandoned his career...

27.03.2026 30

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