Success Story: This farmer is growing various fruits, such as dragon fruit, and making significant income from them

Success Story: Indian farmers are now more successful in non-traditional farming than they were at conventional farming, and they prefer it. Fruit farming is practiced by the majority of farmers, which allows for quick and easy money accumulation. Similar to this, fruit cultivation is bringing in a healthy profit for Sanjay Kumar Singh, a native of Mahinathpur village in the Katihar region of Bihar. Long-term cultivation of rice, wheat, and maize by farmers prevented any improvement in their financial situation. In an attempt to escape this predicament, farmer Sanjay began searching for fresh agricultural opportunities.

Received assistance from Krishi Vigyan Kendra

After getting in touch with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Katihar, Farmer Sanjay Kumar took part in a number of trainings and awareness campaigns. Following this, he made the decision to establish a dragon fruit orchard on his property in 2016. However, he was worried that it would be hard for him to live in such a circumstance for the first three to four years, until the dragon fruit fruits do not appear. However, the experts at Krishi Vigyan Kendra recommended growing spice and vegetable crops as intercrops in the dragon fruit garden during the first three to four years of planting.

Planted more than 500 dragon fruit plants

On an acre of his property, farmer Sanjay Singh planted 500 dragon fruit trees in 2016. In addition, he built pillars and placed tires on top of them. In the early years of his dragon fruit garden, he interplanted banana, coriander, ginger, and maize. By using waste decomposer to create a pesticide and micronutrient combination for use on his farm, the farmer lowers his external agricultural costs. Sanjay, a farmer, launched his business venture by creating a sandal industry on his property.

Income of more than 13 lakhs every year

Sanjay, the farmer, is now growing economically at a pace of 16.77 percent each year. He made a total of Rs 10 lakh fifty thousand from his farm by the third year. He makes Rs 40,340 a year from cultivating potatoes. He is now making Rs 56,400 from the cultivation of maize and Rs 97,000 from the cultivation of bananas. The farmer said that he makes a total of Rs 97,500 from ginger. Sanjay Kumar Singh, a farmer, makes an average of Rs 13,41,240 a year.

Apple plantation plan

Farmer Sanjay Kumar Singh said that he intended to grow apples on his property in the future. In addition, he attempts to teach the local farmers. In 2020, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour conducted the Kisan Mela, where he was awarded the Utkrisht Krishak Samman for his exceptional contribution to the production of dragon fruit.