Success Story: This farmer learned the cultivation of Kesar mango using Israeli technology from YouTube, became rich in a few months

Success Story: Farmers in the Bhavnagar region are increasingly moving away from traditional farming to horticultural crops. Coconut plantations have started growing in the coastal areas of the district, Mahuva, Ghogha and Talaja. Also, mango cultivation in Kesar has increased in areas like Sosia, Alang, and Jesar. Apart from helping the environment, farmers are also giving preference to organic and natural farming, which brings thousands of rupees in cash. With mango flowers blooming this year, growers are expecting a bumper crop.

Innovation has a great impact on Rameshbhai’s farming

Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Radadiya, a farmer from Bila village in Jesar taluka, has just completed his studies up to class 12, but he has considerable farming experience and inventiveness. After watching YouTube tutorials, he adopted the Israeli method and started organic farming in 2017. Rameshbhai used indigenous pest management techniques like Brahmastra and Nimastra and started using only natural fertilizers in his fields.

Israeli technology gave new life to mango farming

Rameshbhai planted about one thousand Kesar mango trees at a distance of 10 x 10 on ten bighas of land. He said that because of the 10 x 10 spacing, the trees grow well and give more yield every year. After every harvest, we prune the plants to improve the yield next year.

More profit at less cost

This system’s unique feature is its ability to harvest 100 mangoes in a single day, significantly lowering labor costs. According to Rameshbhai, he came to know about this technique by watching YouTube and has since adopted it completely. To protect the mangoes from insects like flies and sunlight, he has also put fruit protectors on them. This precaution has made the mangoes even more attractive.

Only locally produced organic fertilizers

The mango crop in Rameshbhai’s fields is grown without the use of artificial pesticides or fertilizers. Castor oil, Jeevamrit and Dhanjeevamrit are the natural fertilizers they use. This mixture increases the fertility of the soil and also retains the taste of mangoes.

Earned one lakh rupees from one bigha

Rameshbhai claims that after the crop ripens, one bigha of land can generate an income of more than one lakh rupees. Farmers can take inspiration from this approach if they want to move away from chemical farming, adopt eco-friendly agricultural practices, and increase productivity at low cost.