Meet this Haryana farmer earning Rs 6.5 lakh per acre growing 5 varieties of watermelon
Indian Express·3h ago·Hope
What Happened
Ram Pratap Sharma, a 63-year-old farmer from Panipat, Haryana, cultivates five watermelon varieties earning Rs 6.5 lakh per acre. The Krishi Rattan Award recipient supplies premium produce to Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, and Ludhiana. He uses imported Thai and Taiwanese seeds, costing Rs 1 lakh per kilogram, employing modern polyhouse and drip irrigation techniques since 2011.
Key Entities
Ram Pratap SharmaPanipatHaryanaKrishi Rattan Awardwatermelonpolyhouse agriculturedrip irrigation