I was born into a poor family in Maranagere village. My parents and I were labourers who chopped wood for a living. We lived in a tiny space and earned about 300 Rs, we could barely afford our meals. I spent most of my childhood working to earn some extra income for my family. Over the years, we saved money and set up a Nilgiris business.<\/p>\n
When I turned 30, both my parents passed away. The business wasn’t doing well and I was left stranded for options. I worked hard to buy 2 Gunthas of land. I felt blessed that for the first time I owned something. I grew crops in small quantities and sold them to the market. This helped start my Agriculture business and I gradually bought more land.<\/p>\n
Three years ago, I heard that Ninjacart had set up a Collection Centre only half a kilometer away from my farm. I visited the CC and found out all about them, what they had to offer, and made sure I had a thorough understanding of their business concept before I decided to supply. Since then, I’ve been selling all my vegetables to them\u200a-\u200acucumber, beans, lemons, hybrid tomatoes, and chillies.<\/p>\n
In the farming business, there’s no time to waste. Now that I save time with Ninjacart and have more of a steady income, I am able to meet all my needs\u200a-\u200abuying manure, paying my workers, or settling my loans. I plan to develop my business by utilizing a few acres of my land to grow Guavas and the rest to grow lemons.<\/p>\n
Today I am 61 years old, I’ve been a farmer for the past 30 years. I own 7 acres of land, 6 borewells, and 2 temples. Everything I own today I’ve built all by myself. I haven’t borrowed a single penny from anybody.<\/p>\n
I strongly believe in hard work and the power of prayer. By God’s grace, I was able to provide my three daughters and one son a good education and the opportunity to live a comfortable life.<\/p>\n
I’ve grown old in the same village and will live here for the rest of my life, but when I look back at all the times I’ve struggled and everything I’ve achieved, it truly makes me happy.<\/p>\n
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Narrated by Nanjappa<\/strong>, Farmer at Maranagere village<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the farming business, there’s no time to waste. Now that I save time with Ninjacart and have more of a steady income, I am able to meet all my needs\u200a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_applaud_exclude":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125,56],"tags":[14,42,15,38,34,39,19],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-farmer-stories","category-patrons","tag-farmers","tag-inspirational","tag-ninjacart","tag-people","tag-startup","tag-stories","tag-supply-chain"],"yoast_head":"\n