Baby Corn Cultivation: Follow these useful tips to earn huge profits from sweet-baby corn cultivation
Baby Corn Cultivation: Maize is grown as the main crop in most states of India, including Bihar, but farmers do not get enough income from it to feed their families. It takes five to six months for the crop to be ready, and there is also a risk of diseases and pests. Even if everything goes according to plan, it does not get much price in the market. In such a situation, it becomes challenging to compensate for both time and expenses. To deal with this problem, scientists have developed many such varieties of maize to help farmers, which are ready to ripen in just 60 days. These are called baby corn and sweet corn.
Produced in West Champaran
According to Dr. Abhishek Pratap Singh, Chief Scientist of Krishi Vigyan Kendra located in Madhopur of the district, the cost of growing it is very low and the yield can be up to four times more. Although it was cultivated in many Indian states many years ago, now it is also grown in most parts of Bihar. It is a matter of joy that sweet corn and baby corn can be cultivated on the land of the West Champaran district. Madhopur Panchayat of the Majhauliya area of the district has successfully cultivated both types of corn.
Expense is less than common corn
According to Dr. Abhishek, sweet corn and baby corn can be cultivated in any month of the year. It gets ready in 60 days compared to common corn. From an economic point of view, cultivation of sweet and baby corn is three times less expensive per acre than common corn. At the same time, its cost is up to five times more than common corn. The price of sweet corn can be up to Rs 150 per kilogram, while the price of baby corn can be up to Rs 250 per kilogram.
