Erappa had completed MA degree and started working as a guest lecturer in different colleges including Gadag and Mulgund. But he soon found out that the petty salary he received from these colleges was grossly insufficient for a living. Erappa therefore wanted to do something. When he was watching a YouTube channel on his mobile phone, he found the stories of a few farmers who became successful in growing roses. By watching YouTube channels further, he gathered details about raising roses.
Erappa then contacted the department of horticulture and started to cultivate roses in the two and half acres of land that he had inherited. The teacher who was earning a few thousand rupees per month began to get Rs 30,000 profit per month. He has been earning three to four lac rupees through this profession per year now.