Hamirpur: This time farmers have began cultivation of groundnut in dozens of villages in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Agricultural science mavens and scientists additionally imagine groundnut to be a well being secret, because of this it’s in nice call for out there. Farmers have additionally higher the scope of cultivation of this crop within the villages.
Hundreds of thousands of farmers have made their fortunes in the course of the cultivation of groundnut in all spaces of Bundelkhand together with Hamirpur and neighboring states. The groundnut right here is distributed to the metropolitan towns. Peanuts offered at the price of 100 and twenty rupees consistent with kg are eaten through other people from space to deal with all the way through the wintry weather season. It is usually known as deficient almond.
Peanut cultivation is completed on a big scale in Kurara, Sumerpur, Maudaha, Muskra and Rath spaces of Hamirpur. The groundnut of this area is noticed in cream colour from above, however the colour of groundnut grown round Mauranipur and Jhansi of Bundelkhand is purple in colour.
Right here Ayurveda physician Dilip Tripathi and Kamta Prasad, who treats with herbs, say that groundnut may be very really useful for well being. Consuming it in wintry weather does no longer make you are feeling chilly. It’s stated that consuming 100 grams of groundnut on a daily basis all the way through chilly wintry weather nights helps to keep the well being are compatible.
Specialist of Executive Krishi Vigyan Kendra Dr. Phool Kumari arranged a workshop on groundnut cultivation in Pachkhura village of Sumerpur house and advised the farmers that groundnut is the almond of the villagers, through which the secrets and techniques of well being are hidden. It’s advised that calcium, protein, nutrition E, iron and zinc are plentiful in peanuts, because of which an individual can stay secure from illness. Its intake removes sicknesses like malnutrition.
After MP, the realm underneath cultivation of groundnut higher
Right here Deputy Director Agriculture Extension HS Bhargava advised that a lot of farmers do the cultivation of groundnut within the neighboring state of MP. Now right here in Hamirpur too, farmers have taken an hobby in its cultivation. For this reason the realm underneath groundnut cultivation is expanding once a year. The world underneath groundnut cultivation has higher through fifty p.c this 12 months. Informed that at the moment greater than 15 thousand farmers are cultivating groundnut within the district.
Informed that farmers are cultivating groundnut in masses of hectares of house in Gundela and Khadehilodhan villages of Muskra house. Right now its crop is prospering within the fields. Except for this, the scope of groundnut cultivation has additionally higher in Sumerpur, Gohand, Sarila, Sumerpur, Rath, Maudaha and Kurara block spaces.
The destiny of 1000’s of farmers shines because of the cultivation of groundnut
The Deputy Director Agriculture Prasar knowledgeable that 1000’s of farmers were blessed with groundnut cultivation in Bundelkhand area together with Hamirpur. Its crop is unfastened from pests and sicknesses. Peanut cultivation at low price additionally provides manifold income. For this reason the realm underneath its cultivation is expanding once a year.
Informed that previous, groundnut was once cultivated in Hamirpur in 200 hectares, however now farmers are cultivating it in a space of 829 hectares. Agriculture is being carried out in 211 hectares in probably the most fertile house. This 12 months farmers have cultivated groundnut in 62 hectares in Kurara, 162 in Sumerpur, 123 in Gohand, 192 hectares in Rath. Farmers are satisfied in regards to the cultivation of groundnut because of the top benefit at low price.
File – Pankaj Mishra