When techies turn to farming to beat stress
The Hindu
IT professionals at UL Cyberpark harvest paddy on campus
IT professionals and other staff of the UL Cyber Park have harvested paddy cultivated on the premises of their campus in Kozhikode. Techies, including women, harvested 70 cents of paddy adjacent to the park building. In addition to paddy, vegetables and fruits are grown in the park, a press release said here.
At a time when widespread concerns about work-related stress of IT professionals are mounting, a variety of crops are being grown on the park’s spacious grounds, with the aim of providing stress relief to UL Cyberpark workers.
UL Cyberpark is owned by the Uralungal Labour Contract Co-operative Society (ULCCS), one of the largest primary co-operatives in Asia.
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