Bilaspur Farmer Doubles Income with Chickpea-Coriander Mixed Farming

• Jadunandan Prasad Verma, a farmer from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, successfully implemented mixed farming of chickpeas and fruiting coriander.
• This organic method reduces risk, ensures steady income, and utilizes land efficiently by growing both crops simultaneously.
• Even if one crop's market price drops, the other provides profit, often doubling earnings due to high demand for both.
• Low input costs are achieved by using organic methods like neem cake, avoiding excessive chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
• Coriander is harvested first and sold for up to ₹60/kg, followed by chickpeas, ensuring double income from the same land.

Why It Matters: Mixed farming of chickpeas and coriander offers low-cost, high-profit, and sustainable income for farmers.