Imagine waking up one day and being told that a fruit you’ve grown for your family in your terrace garden sells for Rs 2.5-3 lakh per kg.

When the news came to Joseph Lobo, he did not immediately believe it.

“I knew the mango variety was rare and expensive, but I didn’t realise how costly it could be. My family and friends consumed the first yield, unaware of its value,” the farmer tells The Better India.

Lobo grows the Miyazaki Mango which is a Japanese variety known to be one of the most expensive in the world. He is one of the few farmers in India who have successfully harvested the fruit.

Besides the variety, Lobo also grows other 200 varieties of plants including fruits and flowers on his terrace farm. And the best part? He only uses organic fertilisers and techniques such as hydroponics to farm.

Here is all you need to know about this humble farmer’s magnificent farm –

‘All I have is a terrace’

Born in a small village in Udupi, Lobo grew up in a farming family. “It is all I had known for most of........

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