Nurtured by a deep love for working with her hands, Leginino Yhoshü found joy in transforming that passion into something meaningful through farming.
Her journey began in Kohima, where she completed her early schooling at Little Flower School before continuing at St. John Higher Secondary School in Dimapur. She pursued higher secondary education at Kohima Science College and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from the School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASARD), Nagaland University.
In 2019, Yhoshü began her farming journey by starting a Dragon fruit farm. A year later, following an internship at “Happy Vegi”, a commercial farm in Vietnam, she founded “Root on Roof”, an urban rooftop garden in Kohima that reflects her vision for sustainable and meaningful cultivation in urban spaces.
In this interview with Eastern Mirror, Leginino Yhoshü, founder of “Root on Roof”, sheds light on the growing importance of urban farming and offers insights for students and aspiring agripreneurs on how farming can be both a sustainable livelihood and a thriving business in urban settings.
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Publication date:
Fri 17 Oct 2025