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Nursery Raising as a Profitable Enterprise: A Success Story of Ankur Plantation

The present success story focuses on the life of Mr. Sunil Kumar, who can be an inspiration for others. His eagerness to learn supported him to achieve his dream. He born in a small village of Vaishali district. He started farming in the year of 1972 to fulfill the basic needs of family. In the year of 1987, he joined AICRP-Agroforestry as a field overseer with a salary of Rs. 11 per day. He learnt from the scientists of AICRP and also from the University nursery as he used to visit the nurseries during lunch hours. He was motivated by scientists and started his own nursery in 1995, which was emerged as registered nursery "Ankur Plantation" in 1987 at Dighra village of Samastipur district. Initially, he started supplying seeds and seedlings of forest trees to forest department then expanded his business and started supplying seeds, seedlings and stumps to MGNREGA, JEEVIKA and other small nurseries. At present, he is not only supplying seedlings of forest trees but also providing ornamental plants in the University.