A former techie from Nabarangpur, Odisha, has turned to full-time farming after 14 years in the IT industry, setting up a commercial mushroom production and processing unit that now earns him more than Rs 10 lakh a month, according to details shared about his venture. Vikramdev Mohapatra, who holds a BTech degree, made the switch after working with leading IT firms for over a decade, choosing to return to his hometown and build a business in mushroom cultivation rather than continue his corporate career in software engineering.
The decision to step away from a stable IT career has paid off in more ways than one, with Mohapatra's venture now supporting his own livelihood as well as employment for the local community, since his unit currently employs around 24 people, comprising 18 women and 6 men who work across the production and processing operations.
