Business News Desk – These days, farmers in India are paying more attention to horticultural crops instead of traditional crops. Due to good production in short time, farmers’ focus has also increased towards vegetables. Traditional crops take a lot of time. Meanwhile, if you want to earn a good amount through farming, then you can earn a good amount by cultivating radish in the winter season. Radish crop is ready in a very short time. Its demand also increases during winter season. Generally, radish can be grown in any type of soil. But to get good production from its cultivation, sandy loam soil is considered better. Farmer Shekhar Yadav of Sahelia village in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh is earning a good amount from radish cultivation. Shekhar cultivates radish every year. Due to this, they earn Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000 in one crop.
Low cost and big profit in radish cultivation
Talking to Local 18, Shekhar said that he mostly cultivates vegetables. The reason for this is that the profit in vegetables is high. At present we have planted radish in about two bighas. There is always demand for radish in the market. If we look at the cost of this farming, it is very low. Profit is high. Shekhar told that if we talk about cost, the cost of one bigha is Rs 2,000. In this the profit reaches around Rs 60,000 to Rs 70,000. For radish cultivation, first of all plowing is done 3 to 4 times. Then after removing weeds from the field, a thick line of soil is made. Radish seeds are sown on these lines. Irrigation starts about a week after the plants emerge.
Improved varieties of radish
In India, many varieties of radish are grown in different places according to soil and climate. But among the varieties giving good production in short time, Pusa Himani, Pusa Desi, Pusa Chetki, Pusa Reshmi, Japanese White and Ganesh Synthetic etc. can be grown in Asian soils.
benefits of radish
Radish is considered beneficial for health. By consuming it, digestive power remains healthy. It also helps in controlling blood sugar level. Cough and cold can be avoided by eating radish daily during winter season. Consumption of radish also helps in reducing the risk of heart related diseases. Nutrients like vitamin C, fiber, folate, potassium, magnesium and calcium are found in radish. All these are considered very beneficial for health.