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He Tested Farming With Mushrooms in a Bengaluru Flat. Today, He Runs a 10-Acre Farm

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In 2017, Chethan Shetty quit an eight-year corporate career in Bengaluru to return to his ancestral 10-acre farm near Mangaluru. After testing feasibility by growing mushrooms in his apartment and experimenting with turmeric, he planted rambutan, mangosteen, coconut, areca nut, pepper, avocado, and nutmeg. By 2022, Manjanna Shetty Family Farms generated 15 lakh rupees in income selling nearly 5,200 kg of produce across India.

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