India: Odisha businessman has 40 plant varieties in his rooftop garden including vegetables, fruits, medicinal plants
Potatoes, onion, garlic, bitter gourd, brinjal, bottle gourd, tomato, radish and coriander leaves are all produced in his green patch. He has successfully grown mango, lemon, papaya, sapodilla (chikoo) and plum plants on the roof.
ANI News
Jan 30, 2022
Excerpt:
Dharani Kumar Dey, a businessman who hails from Odisha, is one of those who has managed to build an innovative organic farming garden on his rooftop with vegetables, fruits and flowers. He has set an example in Baripada in the Mayurbhanj district for gardening on the housetop.
Belonging to a farmer’s family, Dharani was always interested in plants and farming since childhood. He has been growing a kitchen garden for the last 12 years on his rooftop. His rooftop garden houses nearly 40 types of plants including medicinal plants, herbs, flowers, trees and vegetables. A 4 to 5 feet tall coconut tree, full of fruits is the cynosure of all eyes.
“I started rooftop farming in 2010. Initially, I started with planting flowers. Then I expanded it to other fruits and vegetables. There is a wide variety now,” he told ANI.
