Indian startup Kheyti, whose innovation saves on water and pesticide use and produces higher yields for small hold farmers, is one of the five startups to win Prince William’s Earthshot Prize 2022.
Earthshot Prize for ‘Greenhouse-in-a-box’
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 20, Dec 2022
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