Bishnupur, Jan. 5 -- After years of setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged unrest in Manipur, vegetable farmer Ningthoujam Inaocha of Kumbi Terakha is once again finding hope and stability through agriculture.

Cultivating vegetables on one lourak of land, Inaocha has planted cabbage (Green Hero variety), cauliflower, broccoli (Queen Magic variety), and mustard. He continues to use a local mustard variety that he has relied on for many years. More than 3,000 mustard plants were grown this season, and on a single day recently, he harvested around 100 bundles for sale.

All crops were planted in the last week of October. In total, around 18,000 plants were cultivated, including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and mustard. Wh...