Barabanki: In today’s era, farmers are increasingly turning to the cultivation of vegetables instead of traditional crops. The reason is clear, crop is ready in less time and good price is available in the market. Especially in the winter season, the demand for vegetables like beans and green peas increases significantly. These vegetables get good prices in the markets, which directly benefits the farmers. Due to low cost, early yield and better market price, these crops are proving to be a profitable deal for the farmers.
Soil for growing peas and beans?
Sandy loam and light loamy soil is considered most suitable for the cultivation of green peas and beans. Their yield is even better in soil with good drainage. With the right soil and timely irrigation, farmers can get a good crop with less effort.
Chaman Mishra, a farmer of Berhara village of Deva block area of Barabanki district, started cultivating green peas and beans along with other crops. He got good benefit from this. Presently he is cultivating green peas and beans on more than half an acre of land. He is making a profit of up to Rs 70 thousand from a single crop.
Farmer Chaman Mishra says that earlier he used to cultivate traditional crops. It involved a lot of hard work and expenses, but the profit was not much. After this he started cultivating seasonal vegetables. At present he has cultivated beans in one bigha and green peas in two bighas. The cost of one bigha is around Rs 10 thousand, while the profit from one crop can be up to Rs 70 thousand.
Specialty of Chinese Peas
Farmers say that the variety of green peas being grown in their fields is the Chinese variety. It gives higher yields than other varieties. Its pods are large and very sweet in taste, due to which its demand is high in the market. At the same time, beans are in demand in big hotels and restaurants, due to which farmers get better prices.
Low cost and high profit farming
Beans and green peas are such vegetables in which the cost is very low, while the profit is very high. This is the reason why farmers are now increasingly getting attracted towards these crops.
easy method of farming
It is very easy to cultivate beans and peas. First of all, the field is plowed thoroughly two to three times. After this, the field is leveled by adding cowdung manure and other necessary fertilizers. Then beans and pea seeds are sown. The first irrigation is done about two weeks after the plants emerge. The crop becomes ready in about 50 to 55 days and harvesting begins.
Cultivation of green peas and beans is emerging as an excellent option for farmers who want to earn good income in short time. With the right information, right technology and understanding of the market, farmers can increase their income significantly.
