Two crops for the price of one crop! This farming formula of UP farmer became a hit, earning Rs 2.5 lakh from half an acre

Last Updated:December 01, 2025, 18:57 IST

Intercropping Vegetable Farming: Farmers are now increasing their income by growing multiple vegetables in the same field. Barabanki farmer Anand Maurya has earned a profit of Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh from half an acre in this way. Know the complete mathematics of farming.

Barabanki: Vegetables are cultivated on a large scale in Uttar Pradesh. The practice of co-cropping farming has increased rapidly in the last few years. Through this technique, farmers are earning better profits by growing many types of vegetables simultaneously. This method helps in better utilization of vacant land in the field and also provides additional income. During winter season, crops like cabbage, green coriander and garlic can be grown as co-crops. Cabbage is an important vegetable, the demand for which is high in winter, from which farmers can earn good profits.

Earning huge profits from co-cropping farming

Farmer Anand Maurya, a resident of Palhari in Barabanki district, left the cultivation of traditional crops and started co-cropping. He told that today he is cultivating cabbage, green coriander and garlic in about half an acre. From this one crop he is getting a profit of Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh. Anand Maurya explains that co-cropping farming reduces costs and gives higher yields.

He told that at present cabbage, green coriander and garlic are grown in half an acre of his farm. The cost of one bigha is around 8 to 10 thousand rupees. At the same time, the profit on one crop reaches Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh. Their cultivation is done through natural and IPM methods. Due to this, the crops are not harmed by insects and the yield remains good. The risk of disease also reduces. Ghanjeeva uses organic fertilizers like amrit and vermi compost for soil and crop nutrition, which reduces costs.
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process of intercropping
Co-cropping is easy to do. First of all, the field is deeply plowed and organic fertilizer is sprinkled. After this, cabbage plants are planted in the field by making mounds. Green coriander and garlic are planted in the space left between the cabbage plants. Cabbage takes about 2 months to be ready, green coriander is ready in about 1 month and garlic is completely ready in 70 to 75 days. In this way, in co-cropping farming, for the cost of one crop, another crop is available for free and the profit is doubled.

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Anand Maurya’s experience proves that co-cropping not only helps in increasing the income of farmers but also improves farm productivity and resource utilization.