Pomegranate Pioneer: Why Maharashtra's IT Engineer Quit Lucrative Job To Grow And Export Fruits

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Mayur wished to do something that could keep him rooted to the soil and still give him a livelihood. So he chose to grow pomegranates.

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00:00In a quiet village of Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, where farming once seemed impossible,

00:16a young man decided to turn his roots into his future.

00:21Meet Mayur Lamkhade, a 27-year-old who left his stable IT job in Mumbai

00:27to revive his family's neglected pomegranate orchard in Kailiwadi village.

00:32Mayur says he planted pomegranate trees as he was interested in farming

00:37and it was more fulfilling than his job.

00:44Around two years ago, I was working in an IT company.

00:48I was interested in farming and we had a farm at my house.

00:52I had planted pomegranate trees.

00:54Since I was interested in farming, I left my IT job where I had a salary of Rs. 30,000 a month

01:02and I am now managing pomegranate farming.

01:07And I found success in the first year itself.

01:10We have got the rate of Rs. 145 per kilogram

01:14and our pomegranates have been exported to Bangladesh.

01:17In the first harvest from the one and half acres of land,

01:23six tons of pomegranates have been exported.

01:26There is still some fruit left.

01:31With just determination and a little planning,

01:34Mayur breathed life into a land where even grass struggled to grow.

01:38Before he began farming, Mayur visited several successful pomegranate farms,

01:45met horticulturists and experts and took stock of the land.

01:50After gaining all the relevant knowledge,

01:52Mayur planted 500 saffron pomegranate trees,

01:55installed trip irrigation and built a farm pond to tackle water scarcity.

01:59The young farmer was elated by his first harvest.

02:04The orchard yielded six tons of premium quality pomegranates.

02:08The fruits were so good that traders visited his farm directly

02:12and purchased the entire batch at Rs. 145 per kg.

02:17For an investment of around Rs. 2 lakh,

02:20Mayur earned up to Rs. 7 lakh in profit.

02:22I have something to share with the farmers.

02:30I have adopted mixed farming.

02:32Along with pomegranates,

02:34I am also cultivating pink guavas from Taiwan.

02:37This is an example for the agrarians.

02:40Our pomegranates are ready

02:41and the pink guavas are ready for foam bagging.

02:45We get 60 to 70 fruits from each tree.

02:48It is my endeavor to cultivate more fruits

02:51in lesser land.

02:57This year, I have cultivated 6 to 6.5 tons of pomegranates

03:01and the expenditure for it was Rs. 1.5 to Rs. 2 lakh.

03:06My profit has been Rs. 6.5 to Rs. 7 lakh.

03:12Void by the success,

03:14Mayur adopted mixed farming,

03:16experimenting with guavas from Taiwan

03:18and planning more crops for seasonal returns.

03:21He also started experimenting with mango,

03:24coconut and chiku

03:25with a vision to harvest in a phased

03:27and season-specific manner.

03:30Mayur followed his heart,

03:31came back home

03:32and made his land bloom again.

03:35His story shows that with hard work and hope,

03:38anything is possible.

03:39And bring me on my Tenemos program,

03:39I do!

03:40Mayur Lam' e M

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