Thoubal, May 31 -- From composing film music to cultivating local herbs and producing tons of organic compost, Dina Oinam's journey is a remarkable story of resilience and rural innovation.

A resident of Wangjing in Thoubal district, Dina is now a celebrated agripreneur known for his sustainable "Waste to Wealth" farming model.

The seeds of his idea were sown in 2014-2015, when Dina began converting kitchen waste into vermicompost. What started as a personal environmental effort grew into an integrated farming system that combines vermiculture, agriculture, and horticulture, all within a compact, optimised space.

"People often overlook waste, but there is significant demand for the valuable product once it's properly processed", Dina n...