rambutan

Lohith Shetty, a farmer from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka started growing exotic fruits like rambutan, dragonfruit, mangosteen on his family farm, earning handsome profits. Today, he runs a nursery too and teaches others how to grow these fruits.

When rubber farming became unprofitable due to cheap imports, Biju Narayanan of Kannur, Kerala, shifted to cultivating exotic fruits like rambutan, mangosteen, and pepper. Employing high-density farming and multi-level cropping, he now earns up to Rs 15 lakh per acre.