Khargone Farmers Shift to Fruit Orchards: Boost Income, Beat Costs!

• Khargone farmers are transitioning from traditional crops to fruit orchards due to rising cultivation costs and decreasing profits.
• Horticulture scientist Dr. S.K. Tyagi confirms Nimar's climate is ideal for fruits like lemon, guava, mango, papaya, and sapodilla.
• Prepare fields in March-April by digging 1-meter pits and leaving them open for 1-1.5 months for sun-baking to reduce pests.
• Before monsoon, fill pits with a mixture of soil, 25kg cow dung manure, neem cake, Trichoderma, PHB, and Mejeto Doctor.
• Plant saplings after rain, ensuring the grafted part is 6 inches above ground, irrigate lightly, and support with a 3-foot wooden stake.