Final Up to date: October 18, 2023, 16:37 IST
Farmers stated that the demand for marigolds is increased within the festive season.
The village has round 140 households and out of them, greater than 40 have reportedly began cultivating marigolds in a half acre of their agricultural lands.
Farmers in a village of Karimnagar district in Telangana have shifted from farming conventional crops to cultivating flowers to earn extra revenue. They’ve been farming season crops and caring for them until it’s prepared for harvest. However they don’t get the required revenue out there. The farmers of Mallannapally village of Choppadandi mandal of Karimnagar, who develop conventional crops like cotton, paddy and maize, have acquired low costs for the crops and have shifted to farming marigolds and incomes revenue.
Mallannapally has round 140 households and out of them, greater than 40 have reportedly began cultivating marigolds in a half acre of their agricultural lands. Famers of the village have been practising the identical for nearly a decade and have been rising crops as nicely. Other than rice, maize and cotton, marigold can be cultivated yearly with the assistance or cooperation of the horticulture authorities. At current, the cotton crop is being bought for Rs 15,000 per quintal out there.
Farmers additionally stated that marigolds may be cultivated simply within the subject or at house with none threat and the demand for marigolds can be increased throughout the competition season and auspicious events. They’ve seen income after cultivating the flower as a consequence of varied festivals lined up together with the month of Vinayak Chaturthi, Sharvan, Navratri, Dussehra, Diwali and Ayyappa Puja.
Marigold is taken into account to be extremely auspicious throughout the festive rituals within the Hindu faith as a consequence of its mythological significance. In keeping with beliefs, marigold was utilized by Lord Rama, the color yellow could be very expensive to Lord Vishnu and Lord Ganesha can be recognized to like the flower. The yellow and orange color marigold is believed to be indicative of the solar’s heat and sheer magnificence.
For members of the Pulpadiyur Kudumbashree unit, in Padiyur panchayat, in Thrissur District, Kerala, this 12 months, Onam revolved round their marigold flowers grown. The unit was reported to have harvested three tons of flowers.