{"id":18512,"date":"2025-08-07T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/uncategorized\/msian-software-engineer-leaves-rm4k-job-to-grow-chillies-and-now-earns-up-to-rm50k-per-harvest.html"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:19:57","slug":"msian-software-engineer-leaves-rm4k-job-to-grow-chillies-and-now-earns-up-to-rm50k-per-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/wages-employment\/msian-software-engineer-leaves-rm4k-job-to-grow-chillies-and-now-earns-up-to-rm50k-per-harvest.html","title":{"rendered":"Software Engineer Leaves RM4k Job to Grow Chillies and Now Earns Up to RM50k per Harvest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(Source: <\/span>Bernama)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<!--more--><p>Imagine falling in love with farming during Covid, and then turning that spark into a full-blown chilli empire in your hometown in Teluk Intan. That\u2019s exactly what 29\u2011year\u2011old A\u202fSrinath, an IT graduate from Universiti Tenaga Nasional did.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with <span>Bernama<\/span>, Srinath shared that when MCO struck, he and his brother started nurturing over 400 polybags of red chillies using a clever fertigation system, a smart setup that delivers liquid fertiliser through irrigation. To their surprise, the chilli plants thrived.<\/p>\n<h2>From an office job in Subang Jaya to farming in Teluk Intan<\/h2>\n<p>Once MCO ended, he returned to his office job in Subang Jaya but couldn&#8217;t shake how much joy he felt on the farm. A heartfelt conversation with his parents led Srinath to make a bold move. After 3 years as a software engineer in an office in Subang Jaya, he resigned, returned home, and fully committed to cultivating chillies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;After the work-from-home period ended, I returned to Subang Jaya to resume working in the office, but I found great enjoyment in being a farmer. I discussed with my parents about planting red chillies on a larger scale, and decided to resign after 3 years of working as an engineer and returned here to grow chillies&#8221;, he told Bernama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/Computer%20to%20crops%202.jpg?resize=640%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Computer to crops 2\" style=\"height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 1110px;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(Source: <\/span>Bernama)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With about RM50,000 saved, Srinath built a storage facility and bought essential gear such as polybags, pipes, water pumps to scale his chilli operation. He didn\u2019t rely on guesswork either. He attended courses organised by the Perak Department of Agriculture where he learned everything from seedling germination to fertigation techniques.<\/p>\n<h2>He makes RM40,000-RM50,000<\/h2>\n<p>Fast forward to today, and his farm spans a leased 0.68\u2011hectare plot with over 2,500 &#8216;Kulai\u202f461&#8217; red chilli polybags tended by him and 3 workers. Each season, his harvest fetches roughly RM40,000 to RM50,000 and yields about 5 tonnes. His red chillies are snapped up by markets and groceries across Teluk Intan and even sold to wholesalers in Selayang priced between RM6 and RM11 per kg.<\/p>\n<p>Challenges persist, from stubborn pests to fickle diseases, but deep down Srinath finds immense satisfaction in every part of the journey. He even grows a small batch of cucumbers on the side. And the ambition is far from over. He dreams of expanding operations even further and hopes to continue deepening his impact right where it all began\u2026 back home in Perak.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I enjoy and feel satisfied working on this fertigation chilli farm. I am also growing cucumbers on a small scale. 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