Beetroot Cultivation: Aurangabad farmer is earning lakhs from beetroot cultivation

Beetroot Cultivation: In Aurangabad, Bihar, dozens of farmers are engaged in extensive fruit and vegetable cultivation. Farmers are also experimenting with growing a lot of novel vegetable kinds at the same time. Beetroot is being grown in two bighas by Ajay Mehta, a farmer from the hamlet of Chilki Bigha in the Kutumba block of the Aurangabad district. For the last three years, beetroot has been grown by farmers.

According to farmer Ajay Mehta, beetroot grows well on flat sandy loam soil. Beetroot was first grown in Amba as an experiment in 2021. According to him, just eight kattha were planted with beetroot in the first phase. Let us inform you that the first farmer in the district to cultivate beetroot was Ajay Mehta. According to the farmer, a good harvest of beetroot was produced in the first year, which also produced a profit.

able can be grown twice a year

Beetroot is grown twice a year, according to the farmer. It takes 80–100 days for this plant to mature. In the winter, October through November is said to be the ideal time to grow it. But it may also be grown in the summer. The farmer said that in order to ensure a decent crop yield during cultivation, the farmer should remove weeds from the fields and prepare the beetroot field by adding cow dung manure.

Making 3 lakh in profit per year

Let us inform you that one kattha may give up to 30–40 kg of beetroot. Meanwhile, beetroot production brings around 3 lakh rupees a year for farmer Ajay Mehta. According to the farmer, the processed beetroot is sold at wholesale prices to dealers in many Bihar districts. Let us inform you about the many health advantages of beetroot. Eating beetroot has many advantages, such as improved digestion, higher hemoglobin, and blood circulation. This explains why there is a constant demand for this vegetable all year round.