Kantharaju

Mr. Kantharaju is a successful integrated farmer and an expert in air potato farming. He hails from Bengaluru, Karnataka. He has 20 years of farming experience and six years specifically in growing air potatoes. He belongs to a farming family and his ancestors have been farmers for generations. After completing his studies, he initially grew a single crop on his farm, leading to significant losses and financial strain. However, he realized the opportunity to grow multi-crops and mixed crops and adopted this method. Soon his fortunes changed. Today, his farm boasts more than 20 crops, including mango, lemon, sapota, juniper, gourd, and air potato. Six years ago, Kantharaju planted three tubers of air potato and yielded 20kg from each tuber. Now he earns more than seven lakh rupees per acre growing air potatoes. He has in-depth knowledge of soil preparation, choosing the right crop, water management and growing different crops for different seasons, pest and disease management and sales.