JAMUGURIHAT, Feb 26 � It has come to light that a group of cultivators of Assam-Arunachal border north of Jamugurihat have produced not only record harvest but also earned a huge profit by cultivating arum (kachu) and chilli.
These cultivators numbering more than 33 had cultivated these two crops in the erstwhile Naduar Reserve Forest in an area of more than 450 bighas of land and earned upto rupees one and half lakh in the last season only.
Residents of the villages of Bonsaipara, Rimow Remow, Bahimara, Samshuguri, Mainapara, Bidangshi, Jhankar, Amlaisri, etc., Baktar Basumatari, Nanda Daimari, Chandra Doimari, Balindra Mashahari, Chuman Khakhlari Suren Chargiyari and others had cultivated 16/15 bighas of arum and chillies each and produced hundreds of kilograms of these crops. As the prices of potatoes rose they sold these at Rs 20 to 25 per kg and earned huge profits. Their production of arum had not only flooded the local markets but even reached all over Assam and even entered the market of neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. Daily truck loads of arum had gone out of their fields.
They produced various varieties of delicious kachu such as Panchmukhiya, Lacha, Dahi, Nal, Bhog, Ahu etc. which had worked as a substitute of potato. These kachus have medicinal value also. By producing these arum and chilies, the cultivators have earned a lot, established themselves as self-employed. They may well be examples to the other cultivators at a time when the weather is playing a vital role in production, as these crops do not require much water and manure.
JAMUGURIHAT, Feb 26 � It has come to light that a group of cultivators of Assam-Arunachal border north of Jamugurihat have produced not only record harvest but also earned a huge profit by cultivating arum (kachu) and chilli.
These cultivators numbering more than 33 had cultivated these two crops in the erstwhile Naduar Reserve Forest in an area of more than 450 bighas of land and earned upto rupees one and half lakh in the last season only.
Residents of the villages of Bonsaipara, Rimow Remow, Bahimara, Samshuguri, Mainapara, Bidangshi, Jhankar, Amlaisri, etc., Baktar Basumatari, Nanda Daimari, Chandra Doimari, Balindra Mashahari, Chuman Khakhlari Suren Chargiyari and others had cultivated 16/15 bighas of arum and chillies each and produced hundreds of kilograms of these crops. As the prices of potatoes rose they sold these at Rs 20 to 25 per kg and earned huge profits. Their production of arum had not only flooded the local markets but even reached all over Assam and even entered the market of neighbouring states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. Daily truck loads of arum had gone out of their fields.
They produced various varieties of delicious kachu such as Panchmukhiya, Lacha, Dahi, Nal, Bhog, Ahu etc. which had worked as a substitute of potato. These kachus have medicinal value also. By producing these arum and chilies, the cultivators have earned a lot, established themselves as self-employed. They may well be examples to the other cultivators at a time when the weather is playing a vital role in production, as these crops do not require much water and manure.
