Winter Tomato Boom: Sahu Variety Makes Barabanki Farmers Rich!

• Winter tomato cultivation, especially the Sahu variety, is highly profitable due to consistent demand from hotels and markets.
• Pramod Verma, a farmer from Barabanki district, earns 1-1.5 lakh rupees per crop from one acre by cultivating the Sahu tomato variety.
• Loamy soil with proper drainage is ideal for tomato cultivation, ensuring better plant growth and higher yields in favorable winter temperatures.
• The mulching technique significantly reduces plant diseases, retains soil moisture, controls weeds, and improves overall crop yield.
• Tomato cultivation involves preparing a nursery, tilling, fertilizing, forming beds, mulching, planting, and regular irrigation, yielding for 3-4 months after 60 days.

Why It Matters: Winter tomato farming, particularly the Sahu variety with mulching, offers high profits for farmers.