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Mr. Devraj
Davangiri , Karnataka .
 
The total area : 8 acres of irrigated land
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Devraj is a progressive farmer who has a penchant for business-oriented farming. He has a pomegranate (caste-saffron) orchard in an area of 8 acres. Every year in October, they bloom and pomegranate fruits are usually harvested in the month of March.
7 years ago, Devraj had planted the pomegranate seedlings. Generally, in the third year after planting, the pomegranate crop starts harvesting fruits. In the initial 3-4 years, 3.5 to 4 tons per acre of produce was yielded. In the last year's season, his orchard turned 7 years old. In that year, he yielded 6 tons of pomegranate per acre. While yielding the produce, Devraj had to spend a lot of time and capital to control the spread of diseases and pests. From the beginning of the current season, Devraj had been using Biofit products for the crops. Initially, he used Biofit N.P.K. and Biofit Shet 1L for per acre area through drip irrigation. He also sprayed Biofit Steamrich and Bio-99 at an interval of 20-25 days. Due to this, he witnessed a drastic change in the current season's pomegranate crop. The growth of the Pomegranate crop accelerated and the falling of the flowers reduced resulting in better fruiting. The fruits produced weighed 400-500 grams on average.

To prevent succulent pests and fungal diseases on the pomegranate crop, he sprayed Biofit Intake and Rap differently at an interval of 15-20 days.
Differences between previous pomegranate crop and Biofit pomegranate crop
Previous pomegranate crop :
  • Production cost/acre: Rs.1,30,000
  • Average production/acre: 6 tons
  • Market rate/Quintal: Rs.5,000
  • Total Income: Rs.3,00,000
  • Net profit/acre: Rs.1,70,000
Biofit pomegranate crop :
  • Production cost/acre: Rs 1,60,000
  • Average production/acre: 8.5 tons
  • Market rate/Quintal: Rs.5,500
  • Total Income: Rs.4,67,500
  • Net profit/acre: Rs.3,07,500
In the current year, he yielded about 8.5 tons of goods per acre. The weight of the pomegranate fruit also improved.