Side Business: A lot of profit can be earned by cultivating vegetables. Farmers in the district are cultivating vegetables along with traditional farming. In the same sequence, young Sumit Singh, a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, is also cultivating vegetables along with his job. To earn good profits at low cost, he has chosen onion cultivation.
Many farmers are cultivating
Many farmers here are cultivating onions on a large scale. This is improving the economic condition of the farmers. Sumit is also one of them. Along with his job, he also looks after his farm and is enjoying the benefit of double income. He earns huge profits by cultivating onions which are in demand throughout the year. While talking to Local 18, farmer Sumit Singh told that he has onion crop planted in one acre. There is demand for onion throughout the year. More profit can be earned from this crop at low cost.
markets at the rate
If we talk about this time, onion is being sold in the markets at the rate of ₹ 30 per kg. The price of onion is not fixed, it has been sold at the rate of ₹ 60 to ₹ 100 per kg. Therefore, sowing it is always beneficial. The government is providing many facilities and subsidies to encourage farmers to cultivate onion. Due to which small and big farmers are showing interest in adopting onion cultivation by taking advantage of this scheme.
The rise in onion prices makes it clear that if farmers cultivate onions at the right time, they can earn good profits. Let us tell you that onion is cultivated on a large scale during the Rabi season.