New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Bengaluru man left a secure job to return to his hometown to start agri-business. The founder of AGRATE, Prince Shukla, who grew up in Bihar's Purnea decided to take a different route, a marked departure from the lust of metropolitan cities, he turned to the countryside.

While many mocked his unconventional move, he was determined to do things differently and excel by uplifting the formers around him. He founded the Agri-tech company in December 2021 at the age of 24.

In the early days, Prince was labelled as "dehati", he faced scepticism, financial strain and countless other obstacles but he believed in his ambition that farming deserved dignity and innovation. Determined and undeterred by the talk of the town, he...