Pear Farming Success Story: Farmer Manoj Yadav in Mainpat, Chhattisgarh has set a new example of success in pear farming. With government support and modern gardening, he earned Rs 1.5 lakh.
Profitable Fruit Farming India: Mainpat, the beautiful hill station of Chhattisgarh, is now creating a new identity not only for natural beauty but also for agri-tourism and modern horticulture. The farmers here are moving beyond traditional farming towards orchards and earning better income. One such success story is that of farmer Manoj Yadav of village Barima, who made pear cultivation a strong source of income. Today his garden has also become a center of attraction for tourists.
Barren land became a source of income with government help
In the year 2017-18, Manoj Yadav took pear saplings from the Government Garden Plantation located in Kamleshwarpur and planted about 200 saplings on his almost half hectare vacant and plateau land. Some plants were destroyed over time, but today there are 170 fruit trees present in his garden.
Manoj says that the officials of the Horticulture Department provided technical guidance from the beginning. His plantation continued to improve with the help of fertilizer management, plant care and periodic inspection. The result of this scientific advice and hard work is that barren land has today become a source of regular income for them.
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Earning of Rs 1.5 lakh despite the challenge of weather
This year, despite challenges like hailstorm and delay in selling in the market, Manoj Yadav produced about 260 carats of pears. By selling it in the wholesale market at the rate of about Rs 500 per carat, he earned an income of about Rs 1.30 lakh. Apart from this, he earned an additional Rs 25 to 30 thousand by selling pears directly to tourists and local customers. In this way, his total net income in one season was around Rs 1.5 lakh. According to Manoj, last year, when the weather was favourable, he had earned a profit of Rs 2.5 to 3 lakh from this plantation.
Farmers are getting direct benefits from agri-tourism
This pear orchard located in Kudaridih of Mainpat has now become a new attraction of agri-tourism. 100 to 250 tourists come here every day and experience plucking pears from the trees themselves. We also buy fresh fruits at the rate of Rs 50 to 100 per kg. Due to direct connectivity with tourists, farmers do not have to depend on middlemen and get better prices. Manoj Yadav has appealed to the youth and farmers of the area to adopt gardening of pear, litchi and other fruit plants on vacant land.
He believes that even with less land, farming can be made a profitable business through good planning, government support and modern technology. District administration and horticulture department are also continuously working in this direction by providing training and technical assistance to the farmers.
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