Bhopal Farmer Grows Red Ladyfinger That Costs Rs 800 Per Kg, Know What's Special About It
Bhopal: A ladyfinger or bhindi is usually green in color and has sticky texture, but in a rare development, a farmer has given a twist to the green vegetable. Notably, Misrilal Rajput from Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal is growing red okra in his garden, and claims it is healthier than the existing natural variety.
However, what's most striking about the red okra is its whopping price! While normal okra is available around 40 per kg in Delhi, the red ladyfinger costs a bomb. "This ladyfinger is 5-7 times more expensive than ordinary ladyfingers. It is being sold from 75-80 to 300-400 per 250 gram/500 gram in some malls,"
Why is it so expensive?
"The ladyfinger that I grow is red in colour instead of its usual green colour. It is more beneficial and nutritious than green ladyfinger. It is extremely beneficial for people who are facing heart and blood pressure issues, diabetes, high cholesterol," Rajput told news agency ANI.
On the process of cultivation, he said, "I had purchased 1 kg seeds from an agricultural research institute in Varanasi. I sowed them in the first week of July. In around 40 days, it started growing."
As per Rajput, no harmful pesticides were used during the cultivation of red ladyfinger. Rajput said that a minimum of 40-50 quintals and a maximum of 70-80 quintals could be grown on an acre of land.
Madhya Pradesh | Misrilal Rajput, a Bhopal-based farmer, grows red okra (ladyfinger) in his garden.
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"This is 5-7 times more expensive than ordinary ladyfingers. It's being sold at Rs 75-80 to Rs 300-400 per 250 gm/500 gm in some malls," he says pic.twitter.com/rI9ZnDWXUm
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