Sameer P. from Mannar in Alappuzha ventured into paddy farming completely by chance four years ago and has made it big in the sector.
An IT professional, he started growing rice in 2019 on a 20-acre leased land at Gramam near Chengannur. After tasting success, he quit his high-paying tech job to expand paddy cultivation first to 60 acres and later to 320 acres. He recently launched his Pokkali rice brand ‘Gramam’ and is exporting ‘puttupodi’ to the United Arab Emirates.
“I have worked in the IT field for over a decade, including a stint as an IT manager in Saudi Arabia. After returning to Kerala in 2018, I launched my IT firm with a head office in Chennai before turning to rice farming,” says Mr. Sameer (36).
