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Banana farming involves less cost and profits are higher. At present the price of banana in the market ranges from Rs 40 to Rs 70 per dozen. The demand for bananas increases during the summer season, due to which farmers earn even better profits.
Araria: If you also think of earning more profit from less cost in farming, then banana farming can be the best option for you. But for this it is necessary to know the right way to cultivate banana. If you do farming using natural method, then its cost is less and the profit is also good. So let us know what is the method of banana cultivation.
Profit of Rs 2 lakh per acre of land
Mohammad Kalruddin, a farmer from Araria district, told Local 18 that he is cultivating bananas on one acre of land. According to him, banana cultivation involves less cost and profits are higher. At present the price of banana in the market ranges from Rs 40 to Rs 70 per dozen. The demand for bananas increases during the summer season, due to which farmers earn even better profits. Kalruddin told that he has planted banana in Tisu plot.
Banana cultivation is becoming beneficial for farmers
Farmer Kalruddin further said that natural farming is proving beneficial for the farmers. In this method, farmers are earning huge profits with less expenditure. Natural farming is capable of reducing costs as well as increasing crop production. Banana is cultivated almost all over India. Warm and even climate is best for banana cultivation. Natural farming not only reduces the cost of farming, but it also increases soil fertility and crop quality. He said that banana crop can yield a profit of Rs 2-3 lakh per acre. There he has planted banana crop for the first time. At present he has banana planted in one acre of land. He had ordered these plants from Gera Bari, the price of which was Rs 17 per piece.
Banana crop is ready in 12 months
According to Kalruddin, the Jeanine banana variety is ready in about 12 months. He further says that my banana is now about 3 months old. This banana will be ready after about 9 months. Along with fertilizer, irrigation twice a month is very important in banana crop.
What should be the land for banana crop?
Selection of soil is very important for banana cultivation. For this, land rich in nutrients should be selected. The land must be tested so that the nutrients lacking in the land can be compensated, thereby achieving better banana production. Now if we talk about the land suitable for its cultivation, then smooth sandy soil is considered suitable for its cultivation.
Mohammad Kalruddin, a farmer from Araria district, told Local 18 that he does farming on a total of three acres of land. Different types of farming are done in different seasons. However, he has planted banana on one acre of land. He earns more than Rs 5 lakh per season from farming in a year.
