There was a time when all the fields of Vijay Runda were mortgaged due to poverty. But he did not give up and started gardening. He worked hard and earned good, then he got rid of his mortgaged land. With this, he built his own pucca house.
symbolic picture
If a person has the passion to do something, then he overcomes any problem. Even if the problem is not physical. Farmer Vijay Runda of Namkum block of Ranchi district of Jharkhand has done it. Despite Vijay Runda being physically disabled, he has made a mark in the field of horticulture. Vijay Runda has not only made his mark in horticulture with his hard work, but has also brought his family out of poverty. There are guava and mango trees in two acres of land in front of his house. Which tells the success story of Vijay.
Help from Regional Agricultural Research Council
Vijay Runda was known to the scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. They got the benefit of this. When the scientists of Indian Council of Agricultural Research Palandu needed land to plant saplings for research. Vijay gave him his land. After this, in the year 2001, scientists of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research planted 40 mango and 95 guava saplings. Apart from this, he has one and a half acres of land left in which he cultivates vegetables. Among vegetables, potatoes, brinjals and tomatoes are cultivated.
earning from gardening
There was a time when all the fields of Vijay Runda were mortgaged by his parents due to poverty. But after starting gardening, when the income was good, then he got rid of his mortgaged land. With this, he built his own pucca house. He is earning lakhs of rupees from gardening.
The advantage of being near the market
Vijay says that he got the advantage of being close to the city. They do not have to work hard to get their product to the market and also do not spend much. Apart from this, the prices are also good. Vijay says that farming is a profession with uncertainty. Even if there is a fruit or flower in the plant, we cannot use it till nature does not want us to use it. Vijay tells that he used to do intercropping in his garden earlier. But now the trees have grown. So can’t do it.
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