Potato cultivation: Farmers will become rich in 2 months with this crop
Potato cultivation: Potatoes are widely grown by farmers in the Aria region from Kalabalua to Kachhari Balua. Many farmers have begun collecting potatoes from their crops at this time. Shankar Kumar, a farmer, claimed to have grown potatoes on two acres of land. It has produced more than 150 quintals of potatoes. They are being purchased from the fields by local dealers for Rs 2550 per quintal.
According to a farmer in the Aria district’s Kala Balua region, the potato harvest will be ready soon. In only seventy days, these potatoes will be plucked from the fields. Everyone needs potatoes for veggies right now. Local vendors visit the fields and purchase potatoes grown there. They sow potato seeds in the fields each year after ordering them from outside. He said that they quickly generate a respectable revenue from the potato harvest.
The price of a quintal of potatoes is Rs 2550.
Shankar Kumar, a farmer in the Araria area, informed the reporters that he is making a lot of money growing potatoes this season. For the first time, he is receiving such a favorable price for potatoes. At the moment, a quintal of potatoes costs Rs 2550. Each acre will provide a profit exceeding one lakh rupees. He is making a fine living off the potato harvest this season.
The cost per acre was fifty thousand rupees.
Shankar Kumar, a farmer from Kala Balua village in the Araria district, told the reporters that he must spend between 50,000 and 60,000 rupees per acre growing potatoes, even if this crop is ready in only 70 days. Each acre brings in one lakh rupees for him. It is hoped that this season’s prices would be reasonable. He’s making a fine living.
