He Left the Mandi and Built His Own Market
Muktsar Farmer Balwinder Singh Shows How to Earn Lakhs Without Debt Through Horticulture
Punchline:A simple roadside idea turned into a powerful farming model, where the farmer decides the price, not the market.
Muktsar Sahib, Punjab: At a time when many farmers in Punjab are struggling with rising costs, falling returns, and depleting groundwater, one farmer from Sukhna Ablu village has quietly carved out a different path.
Balwinder Singh is not just farming, he is running a system that works on his own terms. Without taking any loan, he has built a diversified, profitable model based on horticulture, value addition, and direct selling.
Punjab’s agriculture continues to rely heavily on wheat and paddy, covering nearly 75–80% of the cultivated land. According to the Central Gro...





