The agriculture sector in India is expanding rapidly. In today's economic era, everyone is thinking of moving ahead in terms of earning. If you also want to earn a lot through farming, then today we are telling you the name of such a crop. Which can be grown 3-4 times a year. We are talking about the crop of baby corn. There are lots of nutrients present in baby corn. Therefore, there is a bumper demand for it in cities. There is also a strong demand for baby corn in five-star hotels, pizza chains, pasta chains, restaurants, etc.

After wheat and rice, corn is cultivated the most in India. Farmers in many areas of northern India have successfully tried growing it and are earning lakhs of rupees every year from its cultivation. Let's learn how to do baby corn farming and how much profit can you earn from this farming.

Baby corn crop is ready in 45-50 days

Baby corn can be cultivated throughout the year. The immature cob of corn is called baby corn. The silk is plucked when it is 1 to 3 cm long and within 1-3 days of silk appearing. It can be cultivated 3-4 times a year. It takes 45 to 50 days for the crop to be fully ready. This can make it a very profitable deal for the farmers. Baby corn contains carbohydrates, calcium, protein, and vitamins. It can be eaten raw or cooked.

Farmers get double the profit from baby corn

Farmers get double benefit from the cultivation of baby corn. After harvesting the crop, fodder for animals can be prepared from the remaining plants. Farmers can use it as green fodder and after cutting and drying it, dry straw can also be made from the thresher. Corn fodder is considered a very nutritious diet for animals. Feeding this fodder to animals also increases their milk production capacity.

Cost

The cost of growing baby corn on one acre of land is Rs 15,000. Whereas the earning is up to Rs 1 lakh. By harvesting four times a year, farmers can easily earn up to Rs 4 lakh. However, there is no systematic supply chain for its sale yet. In such a situation, farmers may have to face some difficulty in selling it. Its demand is going to increase with time. Due to this farmers cultivating it can get huge benefits.

The government will provide help for baby corn

If you want to do farming on a large scale and you are facing financial problems. In such a situation, you can take a farmer loan from the government. The Government of India is encouraging farmers to cultivate baby corn and maize. Under this, the government is also running an awareness campaign. For more information about this, you can visit iimr.icar.gov.in.