Tomato cultivation: Farmers of Aurangabad are becoming rich by cultivating this type of tomato

Tomato cultivation: Farmers in Bihar’s Aurangabad area are conducting innovative agricultural experiments. Many additional agricultural practices, such as growing dragon fruit, strawberries, Harman 99 apples, and Nagpuri oranges, are receiving more attention at this time. These practices allow farmers to make more money in a shorter amount of time. At the same time, the district’s Obra block farmers are extensively growing the grafted Abhilash tomato type. whereby a single plant may produce up to 20 kilograms of fruit.

Guddu has three years of tomato cultivation experience.

For the last three years, Guddu Kumar, a resident of Shankarpur village in the Obra block, has been growing hybrid tomatoes of the Abhilash kind, which allows farmers to make more money in less time. According to farmer Guddu Kumar, his father Brajkishore Singh used to engage in conventional farming, which yielded very little revenue. However, he had to accept the loss if bad weather struck.

In 90 days, fruiting will begin.

According to the farmer, he replaced his father, Brajkishore Singh, at a seven-day tomato growing training program offered by the District Horticulture Department in 2021. I then began learning more about it and began cultivating it. Let us inform you that the Abhilash tomato variety is grown from September to October and requires ninety days to mature. It takes thirty days for the seeds to be ripe, and then sixty days for the fruits to appear.

makes a profit of eight lakh every year.

According to the farmer, the Abhilash tomato species is unique in that it produces more in a smaller area. Tomatoes may weigh up to 20 kilograms per plant. According to farmer Guddu, he grows tomatoes in 25 kattha, and the harvest is almost 300 quintals. According to the farmer, there is a similar procedure for growing this as there is for growing other crops. But this is more profitable. In the market, it is offered at wholesale prices of up to 4,000 rupees a quintal. As a result, the farmer makes around 8 lakh rupees in profit per year.