Earning lakhs from mustard farming: A success story of Rajasthan woman farmer

Nowadays, when farming is considered a loss-making business due to skyrocketing prices of agricultural inputs, a woman from Bhilwara District is making money by adopting advanced methods and improved seeds in her farming, while dealing with water shortages and irrigation issues. 

New Way Of Mustard Farming

Sheela Jat, a resident of Motipura village, used to do farming in traditional ways, which of course didn’t churn much profit for her. With the idea of growing more crops in less fields, she chose to cultivate mustard instead of wheat due to the worsening water crisis in the region. Jat used cutting-edge techniques and modified seeds, which worked for her and brought her money. Last year, Sheela earned Rs 4 lakh from the mustard crop in 9 bighas. She has sown mustard crop in 50 bighas in the hopes of making a good profit this year.

The Bhilwara district's Asind region is thought to receive the least amount of rainfall, necessitating at least five to six irrigations for planting a wheat crop. Considering this, progressive farmer Sheela Jat, a high school pass, cultivated good quality mustard seeds in less water, which she got success.