Chia Seeds Boost Farmers' Income, Replacing Loss-Making Tobacco Cultivation

• Farmers are shifting from traditional, loss-making tobacco cultivation to more profitable alternative crops.
• Adeshwar Jha, a 65-year-old farmer from Murga village, Samastipur, successfully transitioned from tobacco to chia seed farming.
• He now cultivates chia seeds on 12 katha of land, achieving good yields and improved income.
• Chia seed cultivation has lower costs and high market demand, ensuring easy sales and better profits.
• Scientific chia seed farming on one bigha can yield up to 5-6 lakh rupees, offering financial stability.

Why It Matters: Farmers are finding financial success by switching from traditional tobacco to profitable chia seed cultivation.