Indian grower goes from humble beginnings to success
M Prakash is the owner and founder of Ekalavya Nursery, Bengaluru. This 48-year old man is an inspiration for the young generation to take up farming. His success story is an example of hard work and determination to excel. It’s nothing less than a miracle what he has achieved with just a humble beginning of Rs.180 as a capital in his bank account in the year 2001.
He has introduced a high quality seedling nursery in India and has done some pioneering and transformational work in this field.
Prakash comes from a typical family of farmers and they were growing Corsandra flower making about Rs.30,000 per month. This plant was susceptible to disease and hence this small income was also unpredictable.
In the year 2001 there was a division in the family. About 2 acres of land came in his share. Prakash tried to revive his Corsandra farming. However he soon realized that it was a loss making proposition. He was exploring something new and during this time he contacted IIHR (Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hasergetta) Bengaluru. He found a mentor in Dr. N Ramachandran who motivated him to grow vegetable seedlings using better techniques. Since Dr. N Ramachandran from IIHR supported, mentored and guided Prakash, he decided to name his nursery as “Ekalavya”.
Read the full story on his Ekalavya nursery on the website of The Agrihub