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Thailand Mosambi Cultivation: Bihar Farmers Can Earn Lakhs, 4 Tons Per Acre, ₹80/kg.
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News18•25-09-2026, 07:23
Thailand Mosambi Cultivation: Bihar Farmers Can Earn Lakhs, 4 Tons Per Acre, ₹80/kg.
- •Farmers in Bihar can earn income by cultivating Thailand Mosambi, yielding up to 4 tons per season and fetching up to ₹80 per kg.
- •Thailand Mosambi is preferred by juice shop owners due to its sweeter and more delicious taste compared to local varieties.
- •Shishir Dubey, a farmer from Baikunthwa Panchayat, started cultivating Thailand Mosambi five years ago with 750 plants on three acres.
- •Plants began bearing fruit by the fourth year, with improved fruiting in the fifth year; an estimated 12 tons are expected this year.
- •September is ideal for cultivation, with humid weather and moderate temperatures; sandy loam soil with a pH of 5.5 to 7.5 is suitable.
Key Questions Answered
Farmers starting with just one acre can harvest up to four tons of Thailand Mosambi in a season. This fruit can easily be sold in the market at a rate of at least 80 rupees per kg.
Juice shop owners prefer the Thailand variety of Mosambi because its taste is significantly sweeter and more delicious compared to the local variety. Additionally, Thailand Mosambi features a coin-like circular shape at the bottom, which distinguishes it from local fruit.
September is ideal for cultivation because the weather is humid and the temperature is not too high. This fruit plant thrives best in sandy loam or sandy soil with a pH value between 5.5 and 7.5, maintaining a distance of 10 to 12 feet between plants.
