Vikramjit Chakma, an youth from Tripura has set new goals young people across the state. Cultivating a high yield variety of berries, the Indian Jujube he managed to earn nearly 300% profits and inspire a large number of youth.
The Chief Minister of Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb encouraged and congratulated him over twitter. Applauding the initiative of Vikramjit Chakma he said that the desire to become self reliant by growing berries and to achieve success will not only help him, but also inspire others to do the same.
Vikramjit Chakma along with his uncle applied modern techniques of agriculture to the crops. Using high-production varieties of fruits is definitely one of the most important decisions being taken. A high yield and high cost crop is essential for more and more profits. A high yield variety of Indian jujube is what Vikramjit Chakma selected for cultivation.
With an investment of a mere two and a half lakh rupees, these guys managed to earn a total of nearly rupees six lakhs. The first harvest was about forty quintals, meaning 4000 kilograms. He is also hoping to reach double this output next year.
