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Bahraich Farmers Earn Big Profits Using Trellis Method for Bitter Gourd Cultivation
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News18•17-10-2026, 23:13
Bahraich Farmers Earn Big Profits Using Trellis Method for Bitter Gourd Cultivation
- •Progressive farmers Rahul Kumar Gupta and Lalta Prasad Gupta from Bahraich are successfully growing long, high-quality bitter gourds using the trellis method.
- •Cultivating on one acre using the trellis method costs about 35000 to 40000 rupees and yields a net annual saving of 130000 to 140000 rupees.
- •Using NHBI-3044 hybrid seeds and the trellis method nearly doubles the length of the bitter gourds, making them larger than a handspan.
- •The bitter gourds are grown organically without chemical pesticides, fetching 2 rupees extra per kilo due to high market demand and superior quality.
- •Farmers can utilize support and subsidies from the Horticulture Department to adopt modern techniques and boost their agricultural income.
Key Questions Answered
Farming on one acre using the trellis method costs approximately 35,000 to 40,000 rupees. This modern approach yields a net annual saving of about 1,30,000 to 1,40,000 rupees across combined crops, with the bitter gourd crop alone generating around 40,000 rupees.
Farmers like Rahul Kumar Gupta use the NHBI-3044 hybrid seed variety obtained from the Horticulture Department alongside the trellis method. This scientific technique nearly doubles the length of the bitter gourds, making them handspan-sized or longer, healthy, and high in demand.
With the trellis method, farmers grow vine crops like bitter gourd and bottle gourd on the upper part of the structure, while simultaneously cultivating capsicum and other crops on the ground below.
