Intercropping Farming: This farmer is earning lakhs by cultivating these crops
Intercropping Farming: These days, individuals still choose farming even after completing their education. That is the Shrikant Verma narrative. After completing his post-graduation studies, he is engaged in intercropping farming. One aspect of organic farming is intercropping. Two or more crops may be grown concurrently on the same piece of land, or in the same field, under this ancient agricultural technique.
The practice of intercropping differs from that of mixed farming. This method involves growing two crops such that the production of the second crop is unaffected even if one of them deteriorates. By planting two crops in their fields at the same time, some farmers are making millions of rupees in earnings.
Intercropping farmers
By intercropping tomatoes and bananas, this district farmer is making a healthy profit relative to the cost. This is how he has grown tomatoes and bananas for many years. Shrikant Verma, a forward-thinking farmer from Sarasaundi hamlet in the Barabanki district, began growing tomatoes in one bigha and made a healthy profit. On more than two acres of land, he is now growing tomatoes and bananas. Through this farming, he is making between two and three lakh rupees every harvest.
He chose to become a farmer after meeting his father.
Intercropping farmer Shrikant Verma told Local 18 that he felt it would be preferable to engage in traditional farming after completing his post-graduation education rather than seeking employment. “Because my father was a farmer,” he said. We continued it by beginning to grow horticulture crops.
wherein crops such as beans, bitter gourds, bananas, pumpkins, and gourds are grown. We made a healthy profit from this as well. Currently, around two acres are planted with bananas. Since there is a lot of space between the banana plants in here, we used the intercropping technique to grow tomato plants there.
Profit in lakhs
From this, Shrikant is making between one and two lakhs. One crop, which costs around one lakh rupees per acre, is given away for free alongside the other crop. In addition, each harvest yields a profit of around two to three lakh rupees. After two to three months, the tomato harvest is over, and Shrikant makes money from the banana crop.
