Shashi Kumar took a bold step, leaving a promising tech career to dive into farming, despite facing skepticism from his family and the brink of bankruptcy. Thanks to his wife’s critical investment, their venture, Akshayakalpa Organic, now flourishes, empowering over 2,800 farmers across various villages. This venture not only generates substantial profits but also reshapes the perception of agriculture by proving it to be a sustainable and profitable profession.In 2010, he left his US job to make farming a career; today his company makes ₹700 crore a year
Shashi Kumar took a bold step, leaving a promising tech career to dive into farming, despite facing skepticism from his family and the brink of bankruptcy. Thanks to his wife’s critical investment, their venture, Akshayakalpa Organic, now flourishes, empowering over 2,800 farmers across various villages. This venture not only generates substantial profits but also reshapes the perception of agriculture by proving it to be a sustainable and profitable profession.