Tobacco Fields Transform: Farmer Earns Lakhs with Medicinal Plants

• Farmers are shifting from traditional tobacco cultivation due to declining market prices and rising costs.
• Adeshwar Jha, a 65-year-old farmer from Murga village, Samastipur, successfully transitioned from tobacco to medicinal plants.
• He now cultivates chia seeds on 12 kattha land, previously used for tobacco, achieving good yields.
• Chia seed cultivation offers low costs, high market demand, and potential earnings of 5-6 lakh rupees per bigha.
• This shift provides financial stability and inspires other farmers to adopt profitable alternative farming methods.

Why It Matters: Farmers are finding financial success by switching from tobacco to high-demand medicinal plants like chia seeds.