Attraction Of Farmers In Commercial Turmeric Farming Has Suddenly Increased
Attraction Of Farmers In Commercial Turmeric Farming Has Suddenly Increased
Rabindra Dhungel
Farmers of Bardaghat-Susta West in Nawalparasi have been attracted to turmeric farming. Farmers have started cultivating turmeric commercially as the demand for turmeric has been increasing recently and there is a good income. Turmeric cultivation has been started in the district through individuals and cooperatives. Chairman of Sunwal Small Entrepreneur Savings and Loan Cooperative Nara Bahadur Khadka said that they have started commercial turmeric farming through cooperatives as the demand for pure turmeric is increasing.
In Sunwal Municipality-1, the cooperative has started turmeric cultivation in the midst of the lockdown. This is the first commercial turmeric cultivation in the district through cooperatives. He said that the cooperatives have started cultivating the spice industry with the objective of providing pure turmeric powder to the market. It is expected to provide employment to the farmers and motivate other shareholders to cultivate it.
Demand for pure turmeric is increasing as only turmeric is available in the market. "We have started turmeric cultivation project through cooperatives with the idea of cultivating turmeric in a large area, but due to lack of sufficient seeds and fields, we have now started cultivating turmeric in 12 blocks. We will expand it from next year," said Chairman Khadka. Turmeric is estimated to be produced at the rate of three quintals per quintal annually.
The company is ready to process the produced turmeric and send it to the market under its own brand. In order to control the middlemen and prevent adulteration, the organization has made a plan to sell the goods directly to the retailers in small quantities. Parshuram Kanwar Yogi, sub-committee coordinator of the turmeric farming project, informed that the industry has been established by the time the production is ready. He said, "We started the Noodle industry first, but could not compete in the market due to small results. Then we studied the option of running Thatch Grass Rope and leaf-plate industries. We have increased it. ”
At present, processed turmeric is bought from farmers at Rs 200 per kg and sold at Rs 400 per kg, said Khadka. Cash and industrial crops Turmeric grows in light loamy, sandy soils with no water. Cultivation done in April-May is ready by January-February. Farmers have said that large manpower is not required to cultivate it and no irrigation is required and irrigation is done with rain water. The attraction of farmers in turmeric cultivation has increased as they have better income and easier to cultivate than cereals. Most of the farmers in Gandak area including Pratappur and Sustal of West Nawalparasi have been cultivating turmeric for a long time.
Uma Shankar Singh of Pratappur-5, who has been cultivating turmeric since his ancestors, says that many farmers in the area are cultivating turmeric as it is easy to cultivate and earn a decent income. He said that monkeys and Cow used to destroy sugarcane but there was no such problem in turmeric. He has been producing 20 to 25 quintals of turmeric annually. He said that the main market for turmeric produced here is the nearby Indian market. Chief of Krishi Gyan Kendra Parasi Devesh Kumar Mishra says that turmeric cultivation is good in the district. He said that its cultivation has been increased especially in Pratappur, Sustal and other areas. According to the Gyan Kendra, turmeric is cultivated in an area of about 20 hectares in the district.
Rabindra Dhungel
Farmers of Bardaghat-Susta West in Nawalparasi have been attracted to turmeric farming. Farmers have started cultivating turmeric commercially as the demand for turmeric has been increasing recently and there is a good income. Turmeric cultivation has been started in the district through individuals and cooperatives. Chairman of Sunwal Small Entrepreneur Savings and Loan Cooperative Nara Bahadur Khadka said that they have started commercial turmeric farming through cooperatives as the demand for pure turmeric is increasing.
In Sunwal Municipality-1, the cooperative has started turmeric cultivation in the midst of the lockdown. This is the first commercial turmeric cultivation in the district through cooperatives. He said that the cooperatives have started cultivating the spice industry with the objective of providing pure turmeric powder to the market. It is expected to provide employment to the farmers and motivate other shareholders to cultivate it.
Demand for pure turmeric is increasing as only turmeric is available in the market. "We have started turmeric cultivation project through cooperatives with the idea of cultivating turmeric in a large area, but due to lack of sufficient seeds and fields, we have now started cultivating turmeric in 12 blocks. We will expand it from next year," said Chairman Khadka. Turmeric is estimated to be produced at the rate of three quintals per quintal annually.
The company is ready to process the produced turmeric and send it to the market under its own brand. In order to control the middlemen and prevent adulteration, the organization has made a plan to sell the goods directly to the retailers in small quantities. Parshuram Kanwar Yogi, sub-committee coordinator of the turmeric farming project, informed that the industry has been established by the time the production is ready. He said, "We started the Noodle industry first, but could not compete in the market due to small results. Then we studied the option of running Thatch Grass Rope and leaf-plate industries. We have increased it. ”
At present, processed turmeric is bought from farmers at Rs 200 per kg and sold at Rs 400 per kg, said Khadka. Cash and industrial crops Turmeric grows in light loamy, sandy soils with no water. Cultivation done in April-May is ready by January-February. Farmers have said that large manpower is not required to cultivate it and no irrigation is required and irrigation is done with rain water. The attraction of farmers in turmeric cultivation has increased as they have better income and easier to cultivate than cereals. Most of the farmers in Gandak area including Pratappur and Sustal of West Nawalparasi have been cultivating turmeric for a long time.
Uma Shankar Singh of Pratappur-5, who has been cultivating turmeric since his ancestors, says that many farmers in the area are cultivating turmeric as it is easy to cultivate and earn a decent income. He said that monkeys and Cow used to destroy sugarcane but there was no such problem in turmeric. He has been producing 20 to 25 quintals of turmeric annually. He said that the main market for turmeric produced here is the nearby Indian market. Chief of Krishi Gyan Kendra Parasi Devesh Kumar Mishra says that turmeric cultivation is good in the district. He said that its cultivation has been increased especially in Pratappur, Sustal and other areas. According to the Gyan Kendra, turmeric is cultivated in an area of about 20 hectares in the district.
