Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Himachali Farmer Grows Crops Without Land
Bharati Boria is a farmer in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, who has found a unique way to grow crops without needing much land.
She uses a special method called vertical farming, where plants grow in tall layers.
This helps her save water and land while growing valuable crops like strawberries and blueberries.
She earns a lot of money, around Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh every month, from her farm.
Bharati and her husband, Rajiv, are also teaching other farmers and women's groups how to use this high-tech farming method.
They want to make their village a hub for high-tech fruit farming.
Bharati believes this could be the future of food production in India.
Bharati Boria uses vertical farming to grow crops in tall layers without needing much land.
She earns Rs 2 – 2.5 lakh per month from her high-tech precision farming system.
Her farm grows strawberries, blueberries, basil, rosemary, lettuce, stevia, and seabuckthorn.
Bharati and her husband Rajiv are training local farmers and women’s self-help groups in IoT-enabled vertical farming.
They aim to transform their village into the first high-tech fruit hub of the Himalayas.
- Who
- Bharati Boria, a farmer in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- What
- Growing crops using vertical farming without land
- When
- Currently, with a background of transitioning from a stable job a few years ago
- Where
- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Why
- To overcome challenges of small landholdings, unpredictable weather, and limited market exposure
- Farmer's Name
- Bharati Boria
- Location
- Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
- Farming Method
- Vertical farming
- Monthly Earnings
- Rs 2 – 2.5 lakh
- Crops Grown
- Strawberries, blueberries, basil, rosemary, lettuce, stevia, seabuckthorn
- Innovation
- IoT-controlled farming setups
- Training Provided
- Local farmers and women’s self-help groups
