In the backdrop of the rising rates for lands in and around the taluk, which have been  causing a major threat to agricultural activities, here stands a farmer who has been gaining much through agriculture, poultry farming and vineyard and sets an example for those demean agriculture as profitless job.

Meet G N Narayanaswamy from Maralukunte village who has invested Rs 2.30 crore in his eight-acre land and has been expecting a whopping Rs 6 lakhs per month, by adopting modern technology such as hi-tech sheds for breeding fowls and providing hygienic environment.

He has constructed three sheds of size 820 feet length and 30 feet breadth, in which more than one lakh fowls can be bred. These are called ‘breeder farms’ as these also increase the productivity of eggs in the fowls.

“The investment for constructing the sheds is done by me, whereas the responsibility of providing food is being done by Venkateshwara Hatcheries Organisation in Bangalore, to which I have made an agreement”, he says.
Only those fowls which lay eggs are taken into the farm, which is supplied by the companies from Bangalore.
These companies supply fowls which are 16 weeks old and which will start laying eggs from the 23rd week. A fowl will lay eggs between 180 to 185 eggs in its life span.

So the total eggs collect from these comes to 26,000 to 28,000.

These eggs are of good nutritional value and high quality, which is the result of providing them good quality food and grown in a hygienic environment. The eggs will be purchased by those companies which supply fowls at a rate of 1.20 paise. And fowls which have stopped laying eggs will be taken back by the same companies which supplied them.

As many as 36 workers will be appointed to look after 1,000 fowls and every month Rs 2 lakh will be spent for various expenditures such as paying salaries to 36 workers, paying electricity bills and others.

In spite of all these expenditures, there will be no losses and much profit is gained , he admits. Despite these, Narayanaswamy also uses the manure from the fowls for his field, which is a good form of fertiliser, he says.

Success story
The success story of Narayanswamy does not end here. He is also into growing grapes and there is a vineyard of nearly 2 acres where ‘Red Globe’ variety grape is grown, which is an australian breed.

One grape size will be as big as a lemon, which is of great demand in cities. It has also its demand in abroad and is exported to other countries too. One kg of grape will be sold for Rs 80 to 100, he says.

 Narayanswamy wants to achieve more in agriculture and has taken his profession seriously, who stands as a role model for other agriculturist.

He says agriculture can also be a golden business if used intelligently.