Siddipet (Telangana) : The breadwinner is happy if he gets a return commensurate with the investment. If such an investment yields less, the happiness of the farmers knows no bounds. Farmers of Chandlapur in Siddipet district are making huge profits by cultivating mulberry. They are competing with software employees by earning one lakh rupees per month. It is said that if you cultivate mulberry once, you keep getting yield throughout the year.
In sericulture cultivation, Siddipet district has bagged the first position in the state. Before the formation of the state, only 30 acres to 50 acres were cultivated in Telangana. At present, mulberry is being cultivated in 11 hundred and 27 acres in the state with the assistance of the state and central governments. By raising silkworms, they are getting more profit with less investment.
Unlike other crops, mulberry cultivation offers many advantages for farmers. This crop can withstand natural calamities. One or two taps of water at the seedling stage are sufficient. Every two weeks these pieces are cut and fed to the silkworms. Farmers say that silkworms are growing and giving good yields.
"Initially I was a private worker. I wanted to cultivate this sericulture as my salary was only limited. I got some knowledge about this cultivation by watching some videos on YouTube. I took up this sericulture cultivation on some land that I have. About 10 crops are produced annually," said Srinivas, sericulture farmer, Chandlapur.
Silk farmers are increasing in number in the state year by year. Due to the fear of losses in common crops, they are shifting to mulberry. The central government is giving subsidies for the purchase of insects and sheds. The crop is harvested once every 21 days. The crop yield is the same as the monthly salary. You have to invest up to 20 thousand rupees. The cost is only for the purchase of silkworms. Mulberry farmers are proving that they can reap profits if they try different methods other than traditional crops.
"There are two types of mulberry cultivation in Telangana. Bioltin crop and Dasali silk. This system is for a whole month. In a month, there were only 21 days of work. Farmers are earning up to Rs. lakh per acre from the second year", said Indrasena Reddy, Assistant Director of Sericulture.
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