Misrilal Rajput, a farmer from the Khajuri Kalan area within the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, is growing red okra (ladyfinger) in his garden.
While lecture ANI on Sunday, he highlighted the advantages of his variant of ladyfinger.
“The ladyfinger that I grow is red in colour rather than its usual green colour. it’s more beneficial and nutritious than green ladyfinger. it’s extremely beneficial for those who face heart and force per unit area issues, diabetes, high cholesterol,” he said.
On the method of cultivation, he said, “I had purchased 1 kg seeds from an agricultural research institute in Varanasi. I sowed them within 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 may be grown on an acre of land.
Speaking on sales and price of his product, he said, “This ladyfinger is 5-7 times costlier than ordinary ladyfingers. it’s being sold from ₹75-80 to ₹300-400 per 250 gram/500 gram in some malls.
