DHARWAD: Even as drought has gripped the region and pushed farmers into hardship, a farmer from Navalgund taluk of Dharwad district has reaped a huge profit by growing onions.
The big risk his family took has paid rich dividends, as he could grow 1,400 quintals of onion.
All the taluks in Dharwad district have been declared drought-hit, and Navalgund is among the worst-hit. However, failure of monsoon did not deter Ravireddy Roogi of Sotakanal village in Navalgund taluk from a successful harvest. Ravireddy along with his four brothers decided to go ahead with sowing, and grew onion on 24 acres. They lifted water from Bennehalla, which flows 10 km away from the village, using an IP set and through pipelines. The brothers managed to bring the water to their field, and filled the farm pond.
Their effort did not go in vain, as they could grow 1,400 quintals of onion. To their luck, the price of onion shot up, and so far, the brothers have sold 600 quintals of onions at a whopping Rs 25 lakh. The family is looking forward to sell the remaining stock and get a good price.
“Apart from onion, we have also grown other traditional crops. This is not the first time we have grown onion. We do it every year, only to find a variation in its price. This year we have been lucky that onion has fetched a good price. We expect to earn more by selling the remaining 800 quintals,” said Ravireddy.
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