Cashew farming in india
India is the second largest exporter of Cashew Nuts. in reality, the highest production of cashew nuts happens in the african continent. Unfortunately, processing of cashew nuts is a tedious process and the availability of machinery is limited in most african countries. The cashew (raw) produced in most african countries are exported to vietnam which…
Tuberose farming in india
TubeRose is the most popular loose flower cultivated in india. While roses are considered best cultivated for cut flowers, when it comes to loose flowers, tuberose rules. Tuberoses are cultivated for cut and loose flowers. The variety of the cut Tuberoses are different from those of loose flowers. Tuberose cultivation is profitable and considerably easier…
Dragon Fruit Cultivation, Profits and Projects in India
Is dragon fruit farming profitable in India? The current price of dragon fruit is 280 Rs per kilo for red and 250 Rs per kilo for pink. The retail price could vary from 100 to 120 Rs per kilo. Don’t expect the price with increased supply over the next few years. With increased cultivation, chances…
Sweet Potato farming in India
There are some foods which are highly underrated. Sweet potatoes are one of them. We all talk about food security but when it comes to the foods which actually are easy to grow, nutritious and require very less resource, we turn around for something else. We can’t reason with human nature. Sweet potatoes are actually…
Sunflower farming, Profits, Expenses per acre
Is sunflower farming profitable You need to look at numbers before you even decide if sunflower cultivation is profitable. Let’s take a quick look at the numbers here. 1 Acre of Sunflower Cultivation gives approximately 1.4 tonnes of Sunflower seeds. That’s 1400 Kilos. That’s on the higher side in India and it’s possible in Bihar.…
Tapioca Cultivation In India & Profit
Not many people relish Tapioca for what it is. A staple food in some of the african countries, Tapioca is consumed widely in Kerala and not in any other states. Tamil Nadu the largest producer of Tapioca in the country, consumes less than a small percentage of whats produced. The parts of kerala where Tapioca…
Profiting From Integrated Farming System
Integrated Farming system, the approach to utilize the potential of your land area efficiently, increasing profits from various sources. Integrated farming system is all natural and mostly organic. The sources of income depends entirely on the level of implementation. While some integrated farming is basic with multi layered crops, other grow a step ahead by…
How to increase Your Profit From Rice Cultivation in India
India is the largest producer of rice in 2019 with production on over 43 million hectares. But indian farmers don’t find the profit they expect. The government MSP for rice in Kerala is rs.25 Per KG of rice grain for consumption and rs 30 per KG for seeds. This may seem like a good price…
How to Profit with Floriculture & Flower cultivation india
The Pandemic in 2020 has created a massive change in all industries including agriculture. More people have started farming at home and home garden and backyard gardeingin is thriving. People are cultivating their own food in the little land they can. Some are cultivating only one or two plants like the chilli or kadi patha…
Is organic food more nutritious than Conventionally farmed food?
It is widely believed that conventionally farmed food is less nutritious than those organically cultivated. How much of that belief is based on facts and scientific studies? Not a lot actually. The fact remains that there is little research done on this area. Few studies that do exist show that there is no significant difference…
Karela (Bitter Gourd) farming in India & Cultivation guide
Bitter Gourd, Commonly known as Karela in Hindi, Pavakkai in Tamil or Kaipakka in Malayalam is a bitter vegetable commonly consumed in india. Its considered a melon and also goes by the name of Bitter melon in some other countries. The fruit is bitter but edible. Bitter Gourd or Karela is one of the few…
Alphonso Mango Cultivation & Its Commercial Value
Mangoes are a natural crop in india. While mangoes can grow in almost all tropical weather, India is known for its mangoes. From Uttar pradesh to southern india, mangoes of some variety are grown in abundance. Each part of india has a significant variety of mango to its credit. Ratnagiri, is known for its Alphonso…
Coir pith compost
Coir Pith is a by product of coconut husk. After the coir fibers are extracted, the remaining dust is called the coir pith or coir dust. the coir dust is high in Carbon content. the dust is not useful for any other purpose but agriculture. Unfortunately, direct use of raw, unprocessed coir dust is not…
Coconut handling equipments
India is the largest producer of coconuts today, but do we know what to do with all of them. Our major failure today as farmers is our inability to process the produce we cultivate. May it be rice, tomatoes or coconut, we fail to process the produce effectively. for instance, tomatoes is one of the…
Organic farming vs Conventional farming
Well thats kind of confusing. Conventinal farming is indeed organic. Thats what the oldest methods of farming was. No one had chemicals and we did not know how to farm any other way. but then, what i really mean is the kind of farming practised widely today when i say conventional farming. This article is…
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