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How do I match the crop to my land size, 2 acres versus 20 acres?

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DDevendra Chouhan6mo ago · 305 views

match crop to land size small large farm high value vs bulk staple mechanisation crop planning

3 Answers

🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓6mo ago

Land size should change your whole strategy, because what works on a small plot can fail on a large one and the reverse. On small land of a couple of acres, go for high value per acre crops like vegetables, spices or a fruit plus intercrop model, where intensive care and hand labour are possible and even a small area gives meaningful income. On large land you usually cannot give every acre intensive attention, so a mix of mechanisable field crops, with maybe a small portion in high value crops near a water source, is more practical, and rotation and bulk marketing matter more. Labour is the deciding factor, vegetables need many hands per acre while cereals can be machine sown and harvested. Marketing also changes, a small farmer can sell vegetables directly in the local market, while a large grower needs assured bulk buyers or mandi tie ups. So plan small land for value and large land for a balanced, manageable mix. Work out the labour you can arrange and the buyers you can reach, then match the crop, and check feasibility for your district with your KVK.

PPradeep Malviya6mo ago

I have 18 acres and tried vegetables on a big area once. I could not manage the labour and half the crop was wasted. Now I keep most land in field crops and only two acres in vegetables near the well.

AAshok Mehra5mo ago

My cousin with two acres earns more than some big farmers because he does intensive vegetables. Small land plus hard work plus good market can beat big land in lazy crops.

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