K.m.s. Rajesh Kumar

Biography

K.M.S. Rajesh Kumar is an entrepreneur from Salem, India, who recognized the potential of growing sweet corn on Indian soil. He set out to Iowa in the United States of America to find the best sweet corn farmers in the world and learn their trade. He came back from his venture and bought a 5 acre land to sow his first sweet corn seeds and the rest as they say is history. Over the years, Rajesh Kumar has been able to source and sell fresh sweet corn to foodies across India. He now farms in 120 acres of land using drip and flood irrigation to harvest sweet corn, brinjal(eggplant), baby corn, tomatoes and other vegetables. He also runs a food processing unit for canning vegetables and engages in contract farming among 350 other farmers. As a business management graduate from the prestigious PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Rajesh Kumar has been constantly striving to upscale farming in India. He was nominated as the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Salem district council for 2015-16, and won international acclaim as the recipient of the 2012 Kleckner Trade & Technology Advancement Award.

Research Interest

Corn Farming