Mr. Ravindra Machhindra Gavhane Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. |
Total area/acre: 6 Irrigated land |
Ravindra Gavhane is a young farmer who practices agriculture with proper study of the market and its prices. 15 days before the last Kharif season, he planted tissue-cultured seedlings of banana (G-9) variety in an area of 2 acres. He nearly planted 2700 banana seedlings in a total area of 2 acres. Each month he provided essential nutrients for bananas through drip irrigation. He also devised appropriate measures for crop diseases and pests. To cultivate bananas on a 1-acre of land cost him 1 lakh 70 thousand rupees and, on average, he received a rate of 12,000 rupees per ton.
In the current season, Ravindra Gavhane used Biofit products for banana reshoot cultivation. From the beginning, he started using Biofit Shet and Biofit N.P.K. 1 liter each once a month for 5 times. This increased the availability of nutrients in the soil. Organic carbon also increased which also helped to improve soil texture. The use of Biofit N.P.K and Biofit Shet resulted in 30% of savings in the cost of chemical fertilizers. He sprayed Biofit Steamrich and Bio-99 at an interval of 20 to 25 days for proper growth of the crop. As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of diseases on crops, he also sprayed Biofit Rapup at an interval of 20 days.
Differences between previous banana crop and Biofit banana crop
Previous banana crop :
- Production cost/acre: Rs.1,70,000
- Average production/acre: 36 tons
- Market rate/Ton: Rs.12,000 Ton
- Total yield/acre: Rs.4,32,000
- Net profit/acre: Rs.2,62,000
Biofit banana crop :
- Production cost/acre: Rs 1,40,000
- Average production/acre: 42 tons
- Market rate/quintal: Rs.13,500 tons
- Total yield/acre: Rs.5,67,000
- Net profit/acre: Rs.4,27,000
As a result, he witnessed a drastic change in the banana crop of the current season. The bunches of bananas grew excellently. In every bunch, there were nearly 10 to 12 bananas. Also, every bunch nearly weighed 35 to 40 kg.