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Bumper Bottle Gourd Harvest: Farmers Earn Daily Cash Like An ATM With VNR Sarita Variety
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News18•16-10-2026, 09:11
Bumper Bottle Gourd Harvest: Farmers Earn Daily Cash Like An ATM With VNR Sarita Variety
- •Farmer Satyanarayan Yadav has successfully cultivated the high-yielding VNR Sarita variety of bottle gourd.
- •This unique variety produces flowers and fruits near every leaf and branch, allowing daily harvests.
- •Satyanarayan has shifted to complete organic farming over the last 4 years to avoid chemical-induced diseases.
- •He currently manages the farm without government assistance, using organic manure to boost crop benefits.
Key Questions Answered
Satyanarayan Yadav has planted the 'VNR Sarita' variety of bottle gourd in his field, which yields a very high amount of fruit near every branch and leaf.
Farmers in Chhapra mainly choose three varieties for bottle gourd cultivation: VNR Sarita, Pusa Naveen, and NDBGH-4, which thrive well in the local soil and climate.
Over the past 4 years, Satyanarayan Yadav has completely adopted organic methods for farming, as he believes chemical farming spreads diseases and that poison-free farming is necessary.
