The Economic Times

32-year-old mechanical engineer left his job to pursue organic farming in village; today, he earns Rs 3 lakh profit per acre selling vegetables and pulses directly to customers

Jobandeep Singh left his engineering job after four months and returned to his village in Punjab to pursue agriculture as a business. He now grows organic crops across four acres, maintains livestock and sells directly to around 50 regular customers. His experience highlights how crop diversification, natural farming methods and direct marketing can offer an alternative approach to small-scale agriculture.