“We are hopeful that we can get four to five times the price we are getting currently for our litchis if they are exported to markets in Dubai,” Tiwari remarked. ![]() As of now, we sent packed lirchis to markets in Mumbai, Delhi and Nashik by train,” Tiwari said, adding that he and some other farmers are also in talks with exporters, who are interested in getting their produce shipped to Dubai and other places in the Gulf. “This has helped us get good rates for our produce. “In the last three years we have started selling litchi in markets outside the state. Tiwari said earlier, litchi and mango produced in the village were sold in the local market only. Munnan said due to rising litchi cultivation in the area he easily gets a job as a worker and earns up to Rs 10,000 a month. Munnan of Pindari village, neighboring the Nirupur village, is associated with this work for the last several years. Tiwari says that over 30 villagers work at his farm and over Rs 1.5 lakh is spent every month as their salaries. For almost six months during the fruiting and harvesting season, villagers are hired as workers. “Eight tonnes of litchi is expected to be produced this year on our farm,” said Tiwari.īesides the high litchi production, the farms also provide jobs to villagers and are a source of an alternate income. The decade-long efforts resulted in high litchi yield. ![]() Over the years some other villagers in Nirupur and nearby villages followed suit and dedicated themselves to grow litchi in the area, which is traditionally not known for the fruit. “After retirement, I went to Muzaffarpur and learned about litchi horticulture at Litchi Research Center and planted 230 royal (Shahi) litchi trees and 200 mango trees in two hectares of land in Dopahi Mouja of our village,” said Tiwari. Tiwari, was one of the pioneers of Litchi farming in Nirupur, told PTI that in 2013, after his retirement, he started litchi plantation after reading somewhere that a tree gives an output of Rs 90 lakhs in its entire life.
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