Income more than 1 lakh in one acre
Raipur, 22 September 2023
In Chhattisgarh, beech cultivation has started by the farmers, which has been made possible by the initiative of Chhattisgarh Tribal Local Health Traditions and Medicinal Plants Board under the guidance of Forest Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar as per the intention of Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel. Currently in Chhattisgarh, rapeseed cultivation is being done on experimental basis in 108 acres, due to which farmers will get income ranging from Rs 80 thousand to Rs 1.00 lakh per acre. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief of Forest Force Shri V. Srinivas Rao said that there is a possibility of manifold increase in the income of farmers due to surplus production as compared to paddy.
In this coordination, Chief Executive Officer, Chhattisgarh Tribal, Local Health Traditions and Medicinal Plants Board Shri J. A. C.S. Rao informed that Bach is a medicinal plant, the farmers of Tunkur village of Bangalore have reduced its cultivation due to the problems faced in its cultivation, while the villages of Pendra district situated on the border of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and Khatola, Anwarpur, Tupakbora have reduced its cultivation. The farmers of Murali and Tendupara have learned the method of Bacha farming. They have received free medicinal plants and guidance from the board. Here, farmers of Bagbahara of Mahasamund district and Omkarbandh of Tendukona area have also started the work of farming. Till now, Bacha is being cultivated in more than 108 acres of area in Chhattisgarh. Bacha is being adopted positively by the farmers, because there is a possibility of more profit from the cultivation of Bacha at very low cost.
Tunkur, a village in Bangalore, stood first in the country for vegetable cultivation. There, commercial cultivation of this medicinal plant was done extensively in 3 to 4 thousand acres, but due to the high wage rate for the farmers due to the cultivation of bach, due to water problem and other problems, the cultivation of bach was reduced to 106 acres. She has arrived.
escape farming techniques
Bagh can be adopted as forestry farming like paddy crop. 1 Its sowing is done from July to September like paddy crop. 25 to 30 thousand plants are required for planting in one acre. Its crop is ready in 8 to 9 months. The crop is harvested between April and June. About 1 to 3 tonnes of yield is possible from one acre. The current market price of sugarcane ranges from Rs 50 to Rs 60 per kg. According to this, farmers get more than Rs 1 lakh income from one acre.
method of processing
The remaining rhizome is cut into 3 to 4 inch pieces and dried in partial shade area. After this, it is polished with a machine, due to which the product becomes ready for sale in the market. The Board also provides facilities for marketing. Due to which farmers get the money for their produce within 15 days.
Availability of planting material
To cultivate bach, there is no need for bach plant pyre. The saplings to be planted in the first year are supplied free of cost through the board under the scheme of the state government. In the first year, 10 to 15 percent of the plants are left as per requirement, which becomes a sapling again in 40 days, which is used as a planting material nursery for planting in the next year. The remainder is collected. In this way the availability of plants to be planted every year remains maintained.
Bach is also known as Ghodbandh or Bhootnashak in Chhattisgarhi. It is used to make medicines for skin diseases, neurological disorders, stomach related diseases and heart diseases. Due to its use in many diseases, its market demand is high.
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