Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, Apr 11: It seems like the luck of agriculturist Lawrence D'Souza, a resident of Guttakadu near Kinnigoli, has clicked after the announcement of lock down. He was struggling to get good price for the vegetables that he grows in his yard during normal times, but the lockdown has brought good times for him as people are visiting his house to buy vegetables paying good prices for the same.

Lawrence D'Souza is well educated and is well trained in computer. He had worked as a computer teacher for some years. He had opened a cyber center in Kinnigoli. He is trained in the latest technology in videographics and used take videography of marriages and also produce short films.

After the death of his parents, Lawrence, who is a loner, got himself completely involved in agriculture. He owns 14 acres of land out of which, five acres is forest. He has kept it as such and used only seven acres for growing vegetable and fruits. He has dug well and borewell so there is no scarcity of water.

Lawrence is growing vegetables since the last two years and used to sell the same to the shops of Kinnigoli. But he was not getting proper price for his effort. Now after lockdown, as the shops are closed, people are coming directly to his house and buying vegetables from him. As the word is spread around the area about Lawrence, more and more people are buying vegetables and fruits from him.

As the rates are reasonable and demand is good, the vegetables and fruits at Lawrence’s place is getting over within noon. He is using only home-made manure for the produce. As he is involved whole day in agriculture work, he is happy. Lawrence says that in addition to effort, he gets to live in clean environment which has kept him healthy. He urges all the youth to get into agriculture rather than going to foreign countries to earn their livelihood.