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Chitrakoot Farmers Strike Gold: Sandalwood, Medicinal Plants Yield Millions.
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News18•04-10-2026, 12:10
Chitrakoot Farmers Strike Gold: Sandalwood, Medicinal Plants Yield Millions.
- •Five farmers from Chitrakoot are earning millions through natural farming of sandalwood, medicinal plants, and diverse crops, inspiring others.
- •Nathuram, a retired teacher, started organic farming in 2022, earning an annual profit of 4-5 lakh rupees from Rabi, Kharif crops, and fruit orchards.
- •Kothari Singh Patel began organic farming in 2023, growing paddy, pigeon pea, and sorghum, emphasizing that organic farming requires more hard work than money.
- •Ram Lal Mishra cultivates sandalwood and fruit orchards; sandalwood trees mature in 10 years, yielding approximately one lakh rupees per tree.
- •Vijay Singh, farming for 20 years, now grows medicinal plants like Ashwagandha, Sonamukhi, and Shatavari to deter stray animals.
- •Yogesh Jain, practicing natural and organic farming since 2010, forms a cluster of 50 farmers, collectively earning an annual profit of 8-9 lakh rupees.
Key Questions Answered
In Chitrakoot, progressive farmers like Ram Lal Mishra and Yogesh Jain are earning millions by adopting natural and organic farming methods, combining grain, fruit orchards, medicinal plants, and sandalwood cultivation.
To deter stray animals and boost their incomes, farmers like Vijay Singh in Manikpur have planted medicinal plants such as Ashwagandha, Sonamukhi, and Shatavari along the edges of their fields.
According to local farmers cultivating sandalwood in the Patha region of Chitrakoot, it takes about 10 years for the trees to mature, after which a single tree yields an approximate income of one lakh rupees.
