Mangaluru’s Chethan Shetty left his profitable company profession to pursue farming of spices and unique fruits like pepper, nutmeg, rambutan, and mangosteen.
Regardless of holding a well-paying job in Bengaluru, Chethan Shetty couldn’t shake the sensation that one thing was lacking. Sensing he wasn’t fulfilling his true function, he launched into a quest to find his calling.
Reflecting on his childhood, Chethan fondly remembered his cherished moments spent within the paddy fields. The tranquility and enchantment of these fields had been unparalleled, offering him with a way of peace he by no means discovered elsewhere.
“This grew to become my predominant inspiration to depart every thing behind and construct a inexperienced paradise,” he shares.
In 2017, Chethan determined to give up his job and transfer to his ancestral residence in Bellare, 75 km away from Mangaluru metropolis. His household didn’t react the way in which he anticipated, “My father was not okay with my resolution and my mom was positively not okay with it! My buddies had been confused about the place we might sit and celebration each weekend. Everyone had their very own set of issues,” he laughs.
Whereas he confronted plenty of retaliation, he nonetheless determined to take a leap of religion and begin farming. To arrange his farm, he used all his financial savings of Rs 10 lakh.
He ready his 10-acre ancestral land, dug a brand new borewell, and initially planted 550 rambutan vegetation, 50 mangosteen vegetation, and 100 tender coconut vegetation, together with greens equivalent to ladyfinger, cucumber, lengthy beans, radish, and inexperienced leaves. He named his farm — Manjanna Shetty Household Farms.
Presently the farm has over 2,500 areca nut bushes, 800 pepper vines, 50 nutmeg bushes, 300 coconut bushes, 650 rambutan bushes, over 100 mangosteen bushes, and 50 avocado vegetation. He earns a revenue of Rs 15 lakh per 12 months by promoting 5,200 kg of produce.
“I’m a person who likes to be in nature, particularly when it rains. Now, we wouldn’t have to pay to be in a resort; we’re in a resort daily,” he smiles.
(Edited by Pranita Bhat)