•Black Pepper Business
After the corona period, the trend of own business has increased rapidly. Especially agri business has become quite popular. In this episode, black pepper business is also a better option for higher returns with less investment. Let's talk about the story of a farmer, who spent 10 thousand rupees for the cultivation of black pepper and his earning is lakhs.
The story of this farmer is related to the state of Meghalaya in North East India. They also earn lakhs from pepper cultivation. He was also awarded the Padma Shri for thinking out-of-the-box in the matter of agriculture. At present, new agricultural experiments are being done in Meghalaya. It is an agricultural state. Most of the farmers of this state cultivate herbs and spices.
Pepper cultivation on five acres of land
Farming in 5 acres The name of this farmer is Nanado B Marak and he lives in Meghalaya. His present age is 61 years and he cultivates black pepper on five acres of land. The special thing is that he uses only organic manure in his farming. He claims that initially he had grown a variety of black pepper called 'Kari Munda' in his farm. It is a medium sized variety. Nanado claims that he started growing pepper with just ten thousand rupees and now earns lakhs.
Benefits of organic farming
Nanado B Marak later decided to do organic farming so that the pesticide free product could reach the plate of the people and their health would never be in danger. As a result, their black pepper is in great demand both domestically and internationally. In Meghalaya, where the Nanados do agriculture, there are dense forests. When he tried to start agriculture, forests came in his way. He refused to cut the trees of the forest because it seriously harms the environment.
Received Padma Shri Award
Received government help Nanado is not an ordinary farmer. Along with technology, he likes to take government assistance in every possible way. The good thing is that he now also helps all the small farmers of his district in farming. As a result, additional farmers are switching to organic farming which is a good thing. Padma Shri is one of the highest honors of India. The Government of India has honored Nanado with this.
The government also appreciated the work
His commitment towards organic farming, earning Rs 19 lakh, was also appreciated by the government. With this honour, he has been a source of encouragement to other farmers. Let us tell you that in the year 2019, Nanado B Marak earned more than 19 lakhs from the sale of black pepper planted in his land. According to Nanado, fertilizers are used to provide energy to the plants. As a result, high quality fertilizers must be added to the plant consistently. 10-20 kg of manure is required for each pepper plant. Cow dung or vermi compost manure can be used.
Machines made work easier
This is how black pepper is prepared, the machine is now the best option for harvesting pepper pods. The machine has the ability to break the beans more quickly and effectively. For your information, let us tell you that when the beans are harvested for the first time, 70% moisture remains in the beans. They are then dried and removed. It is possible that if black pepper is not dried, it will spoil quickly. As a result, it is important to dry it properly.
•Sandalwood Business
Sandalwood wood is counted among the most expensive wood in the world. Plant these plants only when you are doing a job. Then after 10-15 years bumper earning money will start from sandalwood plants.
Actually there is such a wood of sandalwood, which has tremendous demand in the country and abroad. Earning opportunities will be many times better than what you will cost in the cultivation of sandalwood.
Know how to cultivate sandalwood
Sandalwood trees can be prepared in two ways. The first is organic farming and the second is prepared in a traditional way. It takes about 10 to 15 years to prepare sandalwood trees in an organic way and it takes about 20 to 25 years to grow a tree in the traditional way.
It does not require any external protection for the first 8 years. After that it starts smelling. Therefore, in such a situation, there is a fear of being cut secretly. Therefore, you have to keep the tree away from animals and other people till it is completely ready. Its trees can be grown everywhere except in sandy and snowy areas.
Earning Rs 5 lakh from
Sandalwood is used in many things. Most of it is used in making perfumes. Apart from this, it is also used in making beauty products. Sandalwood is also used to make Ayurvedic medicine.
If you plant a sandalwood tree, then you can earn up to 5 lakh rupees in a year. On the other hand, if you are able to plant 100 trees and sell their wood when you grow up, then you can earn up to Rs 5 crore.
Know the value of the plant
If you plant a sandalwood plant, then it will be available in any good nursery for Rs 100 to Rs 150. The sandalwood plant is parasitic, that is, it cannot survive in the ground itself. He needs someone's support to survive. That is, a host plant is needed with him.
This host plant comes in 50-60 rupees. When the tree becomes big, the farmer can easily cut 15-20 kg of wood from it every year. This wood is sold in the market for about 30 thousand rupees per kg. In such a situation, you can earn about 5 lakh rupees every year by planting a tree.
Take care of this law of the government
If you are also making up your mind for sandalwood farming, then know one more thing. In the year 2017, the government has completely banned the sale and purchase of sandalwood by making a law. That is, you can plant sandalwood trees but you can sell its wood only to the government. Even after doing this, there is a profit ranging from lakhs to crores of rupees every year. At the same time, legal action can also be taken for buying or selling sandalwood from someone else.
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