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P Janakan, 32, quit his job in Chennai to start his millet processing unit in Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. Pic: Courtesy P JanakanEnterprise

Tamil Nadu engineer turns millet entrepreneur; earns Rs 3 crore annually

P Janakan, 32, processes 600 tonnes of organic millet annually at his Namakkal plant. He provides higher-than-market rates to over 100 farmers for sourcing millets to make flour, flakes, porridges, health mixes and other items sold in India and abroad

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