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Harisharan Devgan Transforming the Future of Indian Agriculture

Harisharan Devgan, also known as Karan Devgan is a name that has become synonymous with entrepreneurial success. A dynamic and multidimensional personality, scaling new heights of achievement with every passing moment, he still remains grounded to his roots and boasts of being a farmer by heart.

Updated on: 16 February, 2022 10:08 AM IST By: KJ Staff
Harisharan Devgan

Harisharan Devgan, also known as Karan Devgan is a name that has become synonymous with entrepreneurial success. A dynamic and multidimensional personality, scaling new heights of achievement with every passing moment, he still remains grounded to his roots and boasts of being a farmer by heart.

Mr. Harisharan Devgan’s foray into the entrepreneurial arena has merely spanned a period of twenty years, but his tangent of success has been inspiring to many and he has always had grit, determination and discipline to support his efforts of hard work. Being from an army background and raised by encouraging parents, he has never wavered from his path of dedicated inputs at all time in his professional and personal life.

To add more accolades to his already full bounty of accomplishments, Mr. Harisharan Devgan strives and believes in the motto “never stopping” and “always achieving”. His entrepreneurial acumen has been awe-inspiring and proves that nothing is impossible with relentless desire to achieve one’s goals with unbreakable discipline, never ending self-development, unmatched work ethics and believing in the adage that “if you’re not willing to work for it, do not dare complain about it.”

The year 2001, witnessed Devgan begin his journey of being one of the most efficacious farmers in India by laying the foundation of Niche Agriculture. He focused on pomegranate farming, a due mention for his use of sustainable practices and organic farming methods for his high-quality produce. The vision of Devgan was to revive the old schooling methods with new advancements and modernization in technologies. His positive personality and building of relations based on trust and mutual growth and benefits has seen him emerge as a charismatic personality with a humble outlook.

One of the most decorated farmers in India, Harisharan Devgan embarked upon his sojourn with mother nature when in 2013 he founded the Niche Agriculture Limited. Currently over 50 varieties of organic fruits are produced at Niche Agriculture, in popular demand not only in India but globally. This emphasis on quality and global reach by Mr. Devgan has made Niche Agriculture Limited a thriving global exporter of agricultural produce.

A man at the helm of affairs and focusing on personal development, Mr. Harisharan Devgan believes in the growth of his team members too. His inclusive nature is not limited to his associates, he extends his support for farmers in the troubled phases of agriculture. Niche agriculture is a group of more than 3000 farmer families, livestock count being as high as 6200 cows and other dairy animals. He is a true farmer who cares for everyone under his umbrella.

Niche Group has been diversifying its ventures into Niche Hemp Agriculture and Niche Phytopharma by working in the field of Cannabis and Hemp Cultivation for last 5 years which was on the backfoot due to legalization problems globally. But, with the current legal developments in India, Mr Devgan is planning of going high in hemp cultivation and has planned a road map to be one of the major hemp grower of South Asia.

His wandering and ever-searching heart and the restlessness mind have enabled Harisharan Devgan to spread his wings in the field of horse racing. This is his love for horses and passion for sports which led to the formation of Niche Racing and Livestock Private Limited in the year 2017. Being a renowned personality in horse racing pan India, Mr. Harisharan Devgan had won a lot of prestigious awards.

With his fondness for movies and cinema, Devgan founded “Niche Film Farms” in the year 2016. Production of quality entertainment, employment and encouragement to cine artists has been a characteristic of this venture. Niche Film Farm provides quality entertainment from Bollywood, Hollywood and regional cinemas.

The multifaceted leadership that he provides to these various ventures is nothing short of a source of motivation and he has emerged as an inspirational figure for many to emulate. The multiple stories of achievement in the varied entrepreneurial ventures only spell out the foresight and commendable leadership that he provides to forge the Niche Group onto the path of progress.

Despite these accomplishments, he calls himself a proud farmer. To him, “it is only the farmer who faithfully plants seeds in the Spring, who reaps a harvest in the Autumn”.

The story of Harisharan Devgan is the “story of a farmer who thought of Ferrari”, always aiming to be a roaring success in every task undertaken. The secret to his success is his passion and dedication to soil and organic farming and will serve as a beacon light for the generations to come.

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