In a tale of reinvention and rural entrepreneurship, a Mohali farmer — once a personal assistant to the MD of a construction company — walked away from the stable job after 15 years to chase something more meaningful.

After quitting his job, Dharminder (45) — fondly known as Laddi — turned to social media for new directions.

“There was no financial freedom, and no freedom of the mind,” he says reflecting on his old job.

As he surfed through social media, Dharminder — a resident of Mohali’s Tira village — discovered a training programme at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Mohali. The programme introduced him to animal farming, their products, processing of animal products and waste utilisation. Dharminder at his Vermicompost farm.(Express Photo)

“One topic during the training stood out — v

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