Mr. Ananthamurthy Javali is the Proprietor of Ankur Farm & Nursery in Ripponpete, Shivamogga, Karnataka. His interests are exploring rare, special, fruit trees, establishing their mother trees, propagating them & promoting their cultivation. At present they are working on different types of jack fruits , ‘appemidi’ a rare and unique pickle mangoes from the wilds of Western Ghats of that region.