Barabanki Farmer Earns Lakhs with Bell Pepper Cultivation, Ditching Traditional Crops

• Pramod Kumar, a farmer from Safipur village in Barabanki, switched from traditional crops to bell pepper cultivation.
• Bell peppers offer low cost (₹25,000 per acre) and high yield, making them highly profitable.
• The crop starts yielding in 60-70 days and continues for about four months, generating ₹1 to ₹1.5 lakh profit per crop.
• Cultivation involves preparing seeds, establishing a nursery, deep plowing, adding farmyard manure, and using the mulching method.
• Bell peppers have consistent market demand, ensuring easy sales and making it a strong income source for farmers.

Why It Matters: A Barabanki farmer found significant success and high profits by cultivating bell peppers with low investment.