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B.Com Graduate Transforms Fortune with Floriculture, Earning Lakhs Daily
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News18•01-10-2026, 20:44
B.Com Graduate Transforms Fortune with Floriculture, Earning Lakhs Daily
- •Chetram Kushwaha, from Bilhari village in Naogaon, started floriculture after not finding satisfaction in a job post-B.Com.
- •He has been cultivating flowers since 2015, having received training from Krishi Vigyan Kendra Naogaon.
- •Initially, 150 marigold plants yielded 200 rupees weekly, inspiring him to expand to 3 bighas.
- •He now cultivates roses, marigolds, bijli, and gaillardia flowers, with roses being the main crop grown year-round.
- •Previously earning less than 1 lakh annually, he now makes a gross profit of 3 lakh rupees and a net profit of 2 lakh rupees from floriculture.
Key Questions Answered
Chetram Kushwaha started floriculture after taking training from Krishi Vigyan Kendra Naogaon. Initially, he planted 150 marigold plants on a small area of land.
He cultivates four types of flowers across 3 bighas, including roses, marigolds, gaillardia, and bijli flowers. He achieves an annual gross profit of 3 lakh rupees and a net profit of 2 lakh rupees.
He switched because insect infestation was a major problem in vegetable cultivation that required expensive year-round medicine spraying with low profits. In contrast, floriculture involves less effort and yields higher returns.
