PRODUCTION OF TEMPERATE VEGETABLES - A NEW AVENUE
FOR PROGRESSIVE FARMERS
S.N. Ambad, S.M. Jogdand and Giridhar Jadhav
Abstract
Temperate vegetables comprise Cole crops and Chinese vegetables and are referred as English vegetables
by common man in Maharashtra. The innovative qualified youths, progressive farmer, professionals end
private companies started production of these vegetables and supply to the star hotels and high end customers
of mega cities. This has created a highly profitable enterprise which not only brought prosperity to
the farmers but also generated employment for others. Individual farming and group marketing of vegetables
became very successful. Farmers have the production of vegetables on their own or leased farm and
collectively arrange for the marketing. The vegetables grown are broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica), Red
cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa var. pekinensis). Pakchoy (Brassica
rapa var.chinensis), Iceberg, Leek (Allium ampeloprasum var.porrum), Baby corn etc. These are short duration
crops, labour intensive and needs utmost care in production, packaging and marketing. Farmers adapt
intensive production with low inputs and earn very high profit from sale. The per hectare production cost
goes up to Rs. 65000/- while they earn about Rs. 2.0-3.0 lakh net profit in single cycle of the crop. Similar
efforts are needed to bring prosperity in farmers and make them proud with confidence. It should not be
a monotonous farming but diversified and judicious selection of crops for production.
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