Is Earning more than ₹10 Lakhs from Farming from a Hectare a dream ?

Every urban citizen wants to eat. But, very few among the same wants to farm. I think, its because people might think

• Its labour intensive.
• Its getting dirty.
• Its rural job.
• It pays less salary.

But, the power of making more money will attract nearly all human beings from every corner of the world. Ain’t it ?

Presumption: People make meagre amount of money by farming. True to a very large extent. To break this myth, we bring you three most inspired stories.

1. In 2012, a farmer from Nalanda district, Bihar had an yield of 22.4 tonnes of paddy rice per hectare using System of Rice Intensification methods.
2. In 2014, S Sethu Madhavan from Alanganallur village, Tamil Nadu who had a record yield of 24 tonnes of Paddy per hectare using the System of Rice Intensification Methods.
3. H. Sadananda, 51 year old farmer from  Tapasihalli Village in Doddaballapur taluk, Karnataka had made a profit of ₹22 Lakhs from less than a hectare. Read More
4. Sisil Chandran, farmer from Kulathoor Village in Neyyattinkara, Kerala cultivated capsicum and cucumber and reaped a profit of over ₹1 Lakh in 1 month using smarthouse polyhouse, a high-tech mode of vegetable cultivation a technology developed by C-DAC. Read more.
5. T. Ravindra, farmer of Sultanpura village, Chitradurga Taluk, Karnataka reaped a profit of ₹12 Lakhs by growing Bhagwa variety of pomegranates in his 5 acres. Read more
6. 3 farmers from Atpadi village, Sangli Taluka, Maharastra and  Khumbalmer village, Bhanaskantha district, Gujarat have saved  more than 1 Crore in their bank accounts having only 8 acres of Pomegranate Orchards.Read more Read more 2
7. How can a Farmer make ₹10 Lakhs from solar power sitting idle for whole year. [ Initial Investment 50Lakhs]. Read More

Interesting Facts

1. Average production of Paddy yield is 2.6-2.9 tonnes per hectare.
2. The Agricultural Income is tax free.
3. Pomegranate is an arid area crop which needs little or no water

Aspirations of Inspired Indian

1.  What if If a farmer can do Vertical Integration i.e. Producing, Taking it to Markets, Selling.
2. What if, if a farmer can sell Pomegrantes in European Market