Earning from farming: While the Agriculture Minister is trying to increase the income of farmers with the help of various innovations and technologies in the agriculture sector in the country, farmers can earn a good amount of money by cultivating new trees. Which is in great demand not only in the country but also in foreign countries. The name of this tree is Chinar. By cultivating Chinar tree, a farmer can earn lakhs to crores of rupees.
Chinar trees are cultivated in many parts of the world apart from India. In many countries including Asia, North America, Europe and Africa, attractive earnings are being made with the help of poplar trees. The wood of this tree is used to make paper, light weight plywood, chop sticks, boxes, match boxes etc.
It is cultivated at a temperature of 5 to 45 degrees Celsius.
Poplar cultivation requires a temperature of five degrees to 45 degrees Celsius. It grows rapidly in sunlight. This tree can be cultivated in dry and hot climates. For which the pH value of soil should be 6 to 8.5.
Double income with the help of other crops
Planting a Chinar tree does not require any special care. Also, there should be a distance of about 12 to 15 feet between two trees. So in the space between these two trees, farmers can grow other crops like sugarcane, potato, coriander, tomato. So that they can get double the income.
250 trees can be planted in one hectare
Bumper income can be earned by planting Chinar tree. Poplar tree sticks 700-800 per quintal. And thick wood can easily cost Rs. Can sell up to Rs 2000. 250 trees can be planted in one hectare. Its height is 80 feet. A farmer can easily earn Rs. There can be an income of 7 to 8 lakhs. Farmers of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh have now started increasing Chinar cultivation. Due to the negligible cost of sowing sugarcane, farmers are earning more from sugarcane.