Agriculture in India: Agriculture in India contributes about 14 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), about 13 percent of exports and supports half of the country’s population (58 percent of the labor force) as the main source of income. So when MLA Sanjeev Matandur, a former politician from Karnataka, continues agriculture and dairy farming, he sets a good example and will inspire others to continue agricultural activities. Sanjeev Matandur, a former MLA from Puttur, Karnataka, is also into agriculture and dairy farming. Despite being busy in politics, he still believes that farming provides livelihood and likes to spend an hour a day on farming-related activities. It also gives an example of how dairy farming can be beneficial.
Apart from his political career, the former Dakshina Kannada MLA also got success in agriculture and dairy farming. Before joining politics, he supported himself by farming and later showed great interest in dairy farming. He figured out how to take care of the cows that his mother used to take care of and found ways to make a profit out of it. Sanjiva Matandur used to get 30 liters of milk per day from his two cows at home. Now he has 12 cows and 9 calves. He reiterated his belief in dairy farming and opened a milk depot in Hirebhanddi. When the depot faced a shortage of milk, it decided to supply 100 liters per day. Even today this former MLA is the biggest contributor of milk to the Hirebhanddi Milk Dairy. Before becoming an MLA, Sanjiva Matandur used to milk the cows alone. He would wake up at 5 am and do his household chores, livestock and agriculture-related work and then leave for his political work. Now he has hired labourers to milk the cows. He is considered an ideal role model among politicians who bid goodbye to farming after entering the political arena.
