Tomato cultivation: After studying to be a doctor, Vikram Chaudhary is earning lakhs every month by cultivating this thing
Tomato cultivation: Vikram Chaudhary, a forward-thinking farmer who lives in the Chitargarhia Gram Panchayat in Sadar Vikaskhand in the Basti district, presently cultivates five acres and makes millions of rupees a month. This forward-thinking farmer grows veggies. He said in an interview with Local 18 that farmers benefit much from growing seasonal veggies. Farmers’ revenue is increased when vegetable crops are handled promptly and methodically. After completing his studies in engineering and medicine, Vikram Chaudhary is presently farming and makes millions of rupees a month.
What is the primary revenue source?
Vikram Chaudhary informed the reporters that he sometimes grows vegetable crops and makes millions of rupees a month. He said that one acre of his farm is now planted with tomato crops. wherein Syngenta business seeds of Sahu species have been sown.
He said that even if the corporation promises 300 quintals of output per acre, 400 to 4.50 quintals of production may be obtained if the farmer takes proper care of the crop and shields it from illnesses. The market price of tomatoes is now 40 rupees per kilogram, but if they are sold at a wholesale price of 20 rupees per kilogram, the profit margin would be between 6 and 8 lakh rupees. This is only the revenue generated by the tomato production.
Nursery and seeding must be done on time.
According to forward-thinking farmer Vikram Chaudhary, we set up a tomato nursery using coco peat medium as early as August. In late August and the first two weeks of September, seeds were sown in the fields. Beginning in early November, tomato plants began to be harvested. Harvesting will now continue until March; if maintenance is completed properly, produce may be harvested even longer.
Profit and cost
According to Vikram Chaudhary, one acre has cost around one lakh rupees in total, including field preparation, nursery preparation, and harvesting. Tomato farming is anticipated to provide a net profit of four lakh rupees.
had previously engaged in tomato farming
According to Vikram Chaudhary, as a learning exercise, he grew tomatoes in one bigha last year. He charged ₹30,000 per bigha last year. thereby he made a net profit of one lakh sixty thousand.
