Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Haryana Farmer Innovates Irrigation, Sells 10 Crore Plants
Harbir Singh Toor is a farmer from Haryana who started growing nursery plants over two decades ago.
He now sells 100 million vegetable nursery plants every year.
He uses special methods to save water and grow healthy plants.
He has won many awards for his work and even shared his ideas at a big event in the Netherlands.
He wants to help other farmers by making better irrigation systems and growing more types of plants.
Harbir Singh Toor sells 10 crore vegetable nursery plants annually.
He employs 135 people, including 35 permanent staff.
Toor uses innovative irrigation methods like sprinklers and low tunnel farming.
His growing medium is a mixture of burnt rice husk, river sand, and biogas waste.
He has received national and state awards for his contributions to agriculture.
- Who
- Harbir Singh Toor, a 49-year-old farmer from Haryana
- What
- Innovative irrigation techniques and nursery cultivation
- When
- Started in 2003, expanded significantly over the years
- Where
- Dadlu village, Shahbad Markanda, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- Why
- To provide quality seedlings, reduce water usage, and enhance sustainability
- Name
- Harbir Singh Toor
- Location
- Dadlu village, Shahbad Markanda, Kurukshetra, Haryana
- Annual Sales
- 10 crore (100 million) vegetable nursery plants
- Employment
- 135 persons (35 permanent, 100 seasonal)
- Innovation
- Water-saving irrigation techniques and growing medium
- Awards
- Kisan Ratan, Nursery Ratan, N G Ranga National Award
- Global Recognition
- Presented at World Horticulture Centre, Netherlands
- Future Goals
- Develop cost-effective irrigation systems, expand into fruit and tissue-culture plants