North India Statesman
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Firozabad: Firozabad, which we all know by the name of ‘Suhag Nagari’ or the city of bangles, is creating a new and ‘sharp’ identity today. The farmers here have chosen a path by breaking the cycle of traditional farming, which is dissolving the sweetness and prosperity in their lives.
How the fate of farmers changed?
For decades, the farmers of Firozabad depended on traditional crops like wheat, potato and millet. Despite hard work, he often found it difficult to extract cost. But now the picture is changing. The farmers here have adopted the cultivation of hybrid chilli by showing courage, and this decision has proved to be a game-changer for them.
In particular, the cultivation of ‘Avantika 212’ variety of chili is becoming popular here. There are some special things of this chili:
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Low cost, higher profits: This crop is ready in less water and diseases are also less in it, which saves the expenses of farmers.
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Bumper yield: Its production is much higher than traditional crops.
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Hands and Hands: The demand for this chili is so high in big markets like Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh that traders themselves reach the farmers’ fields and buy crops. Due to this, farmers do not have to go round the market.
The result is that the farmers who used to struggle for a nominal earning earlier, today they are earning more than double the cultivation of this chili and there is a glow of confidence on their face.
This success story of farmers of Firozabad has become an example for other areas. This proves that choice of the right crop and a little courage, can turn farming into a guarantee of profits with a deficit deal.
