Rampur Farmer Earns 1.7 Million Profit from Mentha Farming with Low Investment

• Ram Niwas, a farmer from Rampur, UP, has been cultivating Golden Mentha for 15 years, now on 100 bighas of land.
• He invested approximately 50,000 rupees in February for mentha cultivation, including roots, labor, and other expenses.
• Mentha is a low-maintenance crop, requiring watering every 8 days and ready for harvest in about 90 days by June.
• Oil is extracted from mentha using steam, a process called 'pilai', yielding about 1000 kg from 100 bighas.
• Mentha oil, used in medicines, cosmetics, and more, sells for around 1800 rupees per kg, projecting a profit of 1.7 million rupees.