Barabanki Farmer Earns Millions from Floriculture with Just 10K Investment

• Farmers in Barabanki are shifting from traditional farming to floriculture due to high demand for flowers.
• Progressive farmer Mangal Maurya earns significantly more from flowers than vegetables, cultivating marigolds on 2 bighas.
• Marigold cultivation requires low investment (4,000-5,000 per bigha) but yields high profits (100,000-150,000).
• Marigolds have year-round demand, low disease incidence, and are safe from stray animals, reducing maintenance costs.
• Cultivation involves deep plowing, leveling, adding manure, making ridges, transplanting, and daily harvesting after 40-45 days.