Marathwada Brothers Earn ₹2 Lakh in 3 Months with 10 Guntha Strawberry Farm

• Samadhan and Ganesh Balande from Borgaon Arj, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, successfully cultivated strawberries in Marathwada.
• They earned ₹2 lakh in just three months from 10 gunthas, with an expected additional ₹2 lakh.
• Inspired by an ad, they chose the heat-tolerant Winter Down variety, suitable for temperatures up to 35°C.
• Innovations included silver-black mulching to reflect heat and chopped fodder to cool the soil, alongside drip irrigation.
• Strawberries were sold locally to tourists in Phulambri, reducing costs; they plan to expand cultivation to 1 acre.

Why It Matters: Balande brothers' innovative strawberry farming in Marathwada yields ₹2 lakh in 3 months.