Calcutta Marigold: Bastar Farmers' New Path to Prosperity with Low Cost, High Yield

• Bastar farmers are increasingly choosing Calcutta Marigold for cultivation due to its high market demand and profitability.
• Farmer Anil Kumar Netam highlights the crop's excellent production and quality, cultivated using the drip and bed method.
• Saplings, sourced from Calcutta, cost between one to two and a half rupees, with the crop yielding flowers in two months.
• The marigold provides good quality flowers for one month, with the plant lasting up to four months with proper care.
• Cultivating on ten decimal land costs around ten thousand rupees, potentially yielding profits of twenty to thirty thousand rupees.

Why It Matters: Calcutta Marigold offers Bastar farmers a profitable, low-investment agricultural option with high market demand.