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Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh is also known as The Land Of Mangos. There is a fascinating story behind the mangos from this area. Malihabad was historically significant town and even finds a mention in the Ain-i-Akbari. During the reign of Shuja ud-Daula, a part of Malihabad, was granted to Faqir Muhammad Khan aka Goya Malihabadi, […]

If you don’t like the taste of coconut, give Kerala a wide berth. Else, you may find yourself starving. There is practically nothing that does not contain coconut. Take a meat gravy. A fried, ground paste of coconut highlights its spice appeal. Curried fish? It will probably have coconut milk as its base. Dry vegetable […]

Did you know that for every human, there are nearly 3 chickens on earth! Numbering at nearly 19billion, they are bred to fill the insatiable appetite of human beings for eggs and chicken meat. But how are they really bred at such a massive scale? Unfortunately, to achieve such scale, there are shortcuts that are […]

Dr. Somappa started out as a veterinarian in rural North Karnataka. He used to operate in an agricultural area that had been practicing chemical farming for decades. During his treatment of animals in the area, especially cows, he noticed a peculiar pattern emerging.  A lot of cows were facing reproductive issues across the board and […]

When we picture a farm, we imagine rows upon rows of neatly planted crops, free from any alien plant growth. As we made our way to Jagadeesh Reddy Natural Farms, this was the image that was conjured up in my head. When we first arrived at the farm, we pulled up into a densely vegetated […]

Earlier this week, we re-listed mangos on the Farmizen app. Yes it is September and mangoes are supposed to be out of season, but when I heard that we were listing them again, I didn’t even care to ask how or why. I knew they were going live Sunday morning so as I sat down […]