Anthony Pacheco is one of those rare entrepreneurs who is at home in both an electronics workshop and a farm. Once a week, on a Sunday, he catches a ferry at Ribandar which is about three km from Panaji and crosses the Mandovi river to disembark on the island of Chorao which is home to the Salim Ali bird sanctuary.
A 20-minute drive takes him to his one-acre farm which is at the other end of the island. Once there he inspects the 45 Mankurad and two Thai Honey Dew mango trees to see if they are growing. . .