New Delhi. There is a lot of discussion about pea farming in the country at this time. The reason for this is the love of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for pea farming. Dhoni, known as Captain Cool in the cricket field, likes to eat peas the most among vegetables. Dhoni wishes that when peas start coming out in the plants, he should peel and eat them in his farm house with peace. For this, Dhoni has officially started cultivating peas on a large scale in his farm house in Ranchi. Let us tell you that peas are cultivated in many parts of the country and many varieties of peas are also grown. Let us know in which states of the country pea cultivation is done and why it is becoming a profitable deal.
What is the importance of pea cultivation
In India, sowing of peas starts in the month of September and the pea crop arrives in the second week of November. In metros like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the starting price of peas ranges from Rs 60 to Rs 80 per kg. In recent years, pea cultivation has changed the lives of many farmers. Pea cultivation has started on a large scale in states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Jharkhand.
Dhoni has officially started cultivating peas on a large scale in his farm house in Ranchi.
How much loss is there in pea crop
Farmers who cultivate peas suffer the most from diseases and pests in the crop. Keeping this in mind, scientists have developed many varieties of peas, which are disease resistant as well as cheap. Scientists have developed a new variety of peas, Pant Pea-399, which has been developed from other pea varieties HFP-530 and Pant Pea-74. The specialty of Pant Pea-399 is that it is resistant to diseases like mildew, rust, powdery mildew.
This state produces the most peas
India produces approximately 5,415 thousand tons of peas. The major states of the country that cultivate peas include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh. Peas are cultivated in large quantities especially in western Uttar Pradesh. Almost half of the country’s peas are produced in Uttar Pradesh alone.
Farmers suffer the most losses from crop diseases and pests.
Why is Chabbewal Peas famous?
Chabbewal peas of Hoshiarpur in Punjab are quite famous in the country. Pea crop is harvested first here in the entire country. Due to its sweet taste, Chabbewal peas are in great demand in many states of the country. Peas from Western Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana are mostly found in Delhi-NCR. Peas have brought prosperity in the lives of thousands of farmer families here who were struggling with financial crisis till a few years ago. Peas are being cultivated in 100 villages of this area and thousands of farmers have become self-reliant through pea cultivation. Asia’s only pea market is also in Hoshiarpur.
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Overall, pea cultivation does not require much water. Pea crop grows well in 27 to 30 degree temperature. Perhaps this is the reason why the country’s great cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has started pea cultivation in his farm house in Ranchi, Jharkhand. In recent years, pea cultivation is becoming a profitable deal. In the coming years, farmers may become more aware about pea cultivation.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 27, 2020, 07:26 IST