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A man from Karnataka’s Manguluru quit his high-paid IT job and opened a donkey milk farm at a village in the Dakshina Kannada district.
With 20 donkeys and an investment of Rs 42 lakh, this farm in question has become the first of its kind across Karnataka.
Photos circulating on social media show Srinivas Gowda, where he is seen feeding and nurturing several donkeys at his newly minted farm, reports Indian media ANI.
While speaking to news agency ANI, the software engineer-turned-farmer stated that at present, he has a total of 20 donkeys.
"I was previously employed in a software firm until 2020. This is first of its kind in India and Karnataka's," Gowda said.
The farm owner further stressed that donkey’s milk is a medicinal formula and it is his dream to make the milk easily accessible to everyone. “Donkey milk has a lot of advantages as it is a medicine formula,” Gowda added.
The farmer claimed that he came up with this idea because of the decline in the number of donkeys, who are harmless and neglected.
He also asserted that initially people were not convinced by the idea of the donkey farm and many did not support him.
According to a Moneycontrol report, the milk will be available in packets and a 30 ml packet will cost Rs 150. Highlighting more about the availability of his product, Gowda said that the milk packets will be available at malls, shops, and supermarkets.
The farmer also claimed that he has already received orders worth Rs 17 lakh.
As per reports, this has become the third donkey farm in India after one in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli and another in Ernakulam district in Kerala.
