Boost Summer Income: Sow Zaid Crops After Wheat-Gram Harvest!

• U.P. Bagri advises farmers in the Vindhya region to cultivate Zaid (summer) crops after Rabi harvest instead of leaving fields empty.
• Many farmers avoid cultivation between April and June due to intense heat and water scarcity, impacting income and production.
• Zaid crops like millets (Sanwa, Kodo, Ragi, Patua) and various vegetables (brinjal, capsicum, watermelon) can be grown with less water.
• Moong and Urad pulses are highly profitable, require minimal water (30-40 cm rainfall), and have consistent market demand.
• Cultivating these summer crops allows for three harvests a year, significantly increasing farmer income and strengthening their economic condition.