A 27-year-old Infosys techie named Venkatasamy Vignesh quit his job to take up brinjal farming in Japan, where he earns double the income, as the country's demand for farmers is increasing due to its ageing population and the younger generation's disinterest in agriculture.
Venkatasamy Vignesh's family was thrilled when he got a job with Infosys in Chennai. Hailing from a family with roots in agriculture, a job with the software giant meant a stable income, but the happiness was short-lived ...