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A farmer from Tiwaripur in Buxar district grew dragon fruits grown abroad on the soil of Bihar. He earns one lakh per month from growing them. The farmer started farming three years ago and has been yielding fruits for the last two years.
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Daroga Tiwari is the first farmer from Tiwaripur in Buxar district to cultivate dragon fruit. He said that by cultivating it on very less land, one can easily earn big money by selling the fruits in the local market. At present, we earn from this fruit a profit of two and a half to three lakh rupees a year.
There is no fear of wild animals in dragon fruit cultivation.
Four to five quintals of fruit are produced in 25 days.
Giving information about the fruit, he said it bears fruit 3 to 4 times a season. In 2021-22, we cultivated dragon fruits on 16 katha of land. After a year and a half of construction, the plant began to bear fruit. Today plants have been installed on 210 poles. The weight of each fruit ranges from about 300 to 800 grams. One plant bears 50 to 120 fruits. Four to five quintals of fruit are produced every 25 days. This fruit should be consumed not outside but in the markets and markets of your district only. The best thing is that once the fornication is done, it does not require much expenditure. Only annual maintenance is required. The life of the plant is up to 25 years.
More profit on less land
Inspector Tiwari said that earlier fathers had more land. Even if the production was less, the work would still be done. Today, due to the distribution of land, everyone has very little land left. All farmers have this problem, we don’t have one here. Now all the farmers are gradually facing problems regarding the arable land. In this environment, they are working on how to get more profits from less farming. For whom growing the dragon fruit is considered a better day. You can earn 3 lakh rupees in a year from the fruit planted in 16 bags of soil. At the same time, one can earn 16 to 20 thousand rupees a year by planting rice, wheat and millet.
Growing dragon fruit in Boxer.
Plant life 25 years
The farmer said that his average yield is 5 to 6 tons per acre. The best thing is that once planted, it does not require much expenditure. Only annual maintenance is required. The life of the plant is up to 25 years. Fruit plants require less water than other plants. Therefore, frequent watering is required during planting, flowering and fruit development or in hot and dry weather. For this, the drip irrigation method must be used.
There is no fear of harm from wild animals
Dragon fruit plants are leaves. Therefore, cement poles or bamboo bats are required in the area for support. You can plant 3-4 plants with one pole. When the plant grows, it is tied with a rope. The plant is ready after a year and a quarter. The dragon fruit begins to bear fruit in the first year. Flowers appear in May and June. Fruits appear from July to December after the month the fruits are ready for picking. During this period you can harvest 3 to 4 times. The raw fruits of the dragon fruit are green in color, turning red when ripe. The right time to pick the fruits is three-four days after the color change. The biggest thing is that it is not harmed by wild animals.
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