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A painting bought for £2,090 at auction looked ordinary. Experts later identified it as a lost Helen McNicoll masterpiece valued at £300,000- Tamil actor Sivakarthikeyan grows seasonal vegetables and leafy greens at his Chennai home. How to start an organic terrace vegetable garden for beginners?
- You don't need big budget to start a terrace garden. Here are 6 low-maintenance vegetable plants to grow at home for under Rs 500
- From Thai basil to avocados: Inside Oprah Winfrey’s sprawling garden where she grows more than 100 species in HawaiiOprah Winfrey’s Maui property is home to a diverse garden where she grows more than 100 species of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Her produc...11 Sep, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
- In 2012, Jason Mraz began farming 5 acres in California with organic practices. 14 years later, his family farm had grown thousands of trees while promoting regenerative agricultureSinger Jason Mraz has beautifully transformed his San Diego orchard into a thriving regenerative avocado farm. Since acquiring the property...10 Sep, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
- Vietnam’s coffee farmers are betting on durian to strike it rich in ChinaVietnamese farmers are shifting from coffee cultivation to durian farming. This change is driven by immense Chinese demand for the pungent ...30 Aug, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
- Best coffee will be harder to get as downpours hit Brazil’s treesPremium arabica coffee has a particularly aromatic and mild taste that requires the right conditions.26 Aug, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
- Under 4-year project from 2022 to 2026, Trong Duc Cocoa in Vietnam began feeding 5,000 tons of discarded cocoa pods into a gasifier. Now, the waste helps dry fresh beans in 7 days instead of 15 during the rainy seasonTrong Duc Cocoa Co. Ltd. in southern Vietnam has developed a way to reuse approximately 5,000 tons of discarded cocoa pods generated each y...25 Aug, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
- Explained: Why a super El Niño leaves tropical commodities acutely exposedA strengthening El Niño could disrupt global supplies of cocoa, coffee and sugar through drought, heat and excessive rainfall. Forecasters ...18 Aug, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
- Madhavan rarely goes to the market to buy veggies, explaining how his terrace garden fulfils 70% of his seasonal vegetable requirements: ‘The easiest ones to grow…’Dhurandhar star Madhavan almost never visits the supermarkets to buy vegetables. Reason? He has his own balcony garden which yields fresh s...05 Aug, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
- This Himalayan treasure helped over 200 families earn lakhs while protecting 100 sq km of forestA wild Himalayan spice known as Khagi is transforming lives in Arunachal Pradesh. Indigenous communities are using the native spice to gene...01 Aug, 2026, 10.42 AM IST
- Brazil coffee sees early flowering, quality woes amid unusually high moistureBrazil's coffee fields show early flowering, experts noted on Wednesday. Unusually high moisture levels are causing concerns about bean qua...30 Jul, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
- In the 1980s, Niger regrew 200 million trees across five million hectares without planting them: farmers revived the "underground forest" beneath their fieldsNigerien farmers successfully regrew millions of trees by protecting existing underground root systems. This farmer-managed natural regener...25 Jul, 2026, 06.06 PM IST
- Why Colombian coffee chain Libertario is betting big on India's café boomThe specialty coffee brand plans a cluster-led expansion across metros while combining Colombian coffee heritage with Indian beans, hospita...17 Jul, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
- Coffee prices to stay high as volatility lingers, Lavazza saysCoffee prices are expected to remain unstable for at least two years. El Niño weather patterns also pose a significant threat to crop yield...09 Jul, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
- This man started growing cluster beans after losing faith in market vegetables. Today, he grows 150 varieties at homeVijay Sharma transformed a small home garden into a thriving 1,500-square-foot oasis, proving that fresh produce is accessible to all. His ...27 Jun, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
- Cocoa prices up despite good harvestThe last harvest in Kerala saw a sharp drop of 40 per cent following heavy rains and flood.30 May, 2019, 11.13 AM IST
- The best chocolate comes from cocoa trees that are 'stressed'To gain higher yields, growers sometimes plant cocoa trees in solitary, monocultural, groves, where the trees are exposed to stressful cond...12 Dec, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
- Stressed cocoa trees produce more flavourful chocolate: StudyNew York, Dec 7 (IANS) Chocolates taste great, but they can become even tastier when the cocoa trees are grown in dry season and in high-st...07 Dec, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
- Chocolates to turn costly on soaring cocoa pricesChocolate manufacturers appear to be getting ready for another round of price increase as domestic cocoa has become costlier amid a poor se...29 Sep, 2010, 12.28 AM IST
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