Question How Profitable is Moringa (Drumsticks) Cultivation .

[garao56]

Dear sri Rehman K, the approximate cost of cultivation ofdrumsticks will be as follows (as per the request of Mr Dhanraj) :

Cost of Cultivation for Drumstick Crop per Acre
Sno	Operations	Quantity	units	Hire/Price Rate (Rs.)	Amount (Rs)
1	Repairs to bunds (Labour charges Rs.300/- per person)		4	300	1200
2	Cost of FYM & Transportaion Two cart loads		2	500	1000
3	Cost of Seeds 250 grams (PKM Annual Moringa variety)		250	8	2000
4	Ploughing 2 times Rs.500/-/one time & levelling		2	500	1000
5	Fertilisers -complex	DAP 100 Kgs (2 bags)	4	1000	4000
6	Transportation of Fertilisers & pocket application	Tractor & labour			500
7	Sowing of seeds	5 women labour	5	200	1000
8	Weeding	4 Labour	8	200	1600
9	Pesticides/Fungicides	sprayings	4	300	1200
10	Labour for spryaing of Pestices		4	300	1200
11	Harvesting	6 Labourers	10	300	3000
12	Water charges	1 labourer	6	300	1800
13	Electricity charges			500	500
	Total cost per acre				20000
	Total Cost per 5 acres		6	20000	120000
	Income
1​	850 Plants with 100 drumstics /acre	85000 /ac	85000​	1.00​	85000
	Total Income for 6 acres	6	510000​	1​	510000
	Profit for 6 acres				390000​

In the market vegetable retailers are selling each drumstic at Rs.5/- commonly and at scarce time ( summer) Rs.10/- also. Hence drumstick cultivation is profitable even leaf powder is marketed even 50 grams in the market is sold at Rs,100/-

Please contact us for further details and for project reports.

G. Anandarao B.Sc(Ag)

 

[navpuj30]

Dear sri Rehman K, the approximate cost of cultivation ofdrumsticks will be as follows (as per the request of Mr Dhanraj) :

Cost of Cultivation for Drumstick Crop per Acre
Sno	Operations	Quantity	units	Hire/Price Rate (Rs.)	Amount (Rs)
1	Repairs to bunds (Labour charges Rs.300/- per person)		4	300	1200
2	Cost of FYM & Transportaion Two cart loads		2	500	1000
3	Cost of Seeds 250 grams (PKM Annual Moringa variety)		250	8	2000
4	Ploughing 2 times Rs.500/-/one time & levelling		2	500	1000
5	Fertilisers -complex	DAP 100 Kgs (2 bags)	4	1000	4000
6	Transportation of Fertilisers & pocket application	Tractor & labour			500
7	Sowing of seeds	5 women labour	5	200	1000
8	Weeding	4 Labour	8	200	1600
9	Pesticides/Fungicides	sprayings	4	300	1200
10	Labour for spryaing of Pestices		4	300	1200
11	Harvesting	6 Labourers	10	300	3000
12	Water charges	1 labourer	6	300	1800
13	Electricity charges			500	500
	Total cost per acre				20000
	Total Cost per 5 acres		6	20000	120000
	Income
1​	850 Plants with 100 drumstics /acre	85000 /ac	85000​	1.00​	85000
	Total Income for 6 acres	6	510000​	1​	510000
	Profit for 6 acres				390000​

In the market vegetable retailers are selling each drumstic at Rs.5/- commonly and at scarce time ( summer) Rs.10/- also. Hence drumstick cultivation is profitable even leaf powder is marketed even 50 grams in the market is sold at Rs,100/-

Please contact us for further details and for project reports.

G. Anandarao B.Sc(Ag)

Sir very good information been provided. Most of us only behind on revenue on the basis of some videos and other sources. But most of us (formers) do not notice the cost to produce.

However would like to seek more info from your end, please provide your contact details.

 

[garao56]

The expected yield will be up 9 tons per acre , if each kg is Rs. 10.00 to 15.00 , expected income will be Rs.90000 to 135000 per acre , deduct cost of cultivation approximately Rs.30000 to 35000/- , the expected income will be Rs.60000 to Rs.100000/- per acre only

 

[mmantri]

The expected yield will be up 9 tons per acre , if each kg is Rs. 10.00 to 15.00 , expected income will be Rs.90000 to 135000 per acre , deduct cost of cultivation approximately Rs.30000 to 35000/- , the expected income will be Rs.60000 to Rs.100000/- per acre only

Hi, 9 ton drumstick production, what about leaves production, moringa profits lives in its leaves?

 

[garao56]

If you are going for leaf production the spacing has to be reduced, do not allow for bearing , the economics of leaf production different, please contact us for further clarification

 

[mmantri]

If you are going for leaf production the spacing has to be reduced, do not allow for bearing , the economics of leaf production different, please contact us for further clarification

Can you please share your contact details to further discuss

 

[trinity_3]

Dear All,

I am planning to start cultivating drumsticks farm at Bidar, North Karnataka. Could you please advise me which variety is good, like Bhagya, PKM 1 or ODC 3. Bore is required or not necessary. Initially planning for 5 Acres.

Thanks in advance

 

[garao56]

PKM 2

 

[gopipc]

PKM1 is best. Bore is very much required as you need drip irrigation to water the plants regularly.

 

[shajathali]

Hello,

I am planning Moringa(Drumsticks) on my farm. We have red loamy soil on a dry land belt. 4inch water is available from 2 borewells. We will opt for drip irrigation.

From the information i have, one can get 20tonnes yield per acre in one year. Current mandi rate for drumsticks is 35 rs/kg (say 30rs)
So, one can expect gross receipts of 30rsX20000kg=6lacs per acre per annum.

The cost involved is Land development + seeds/samplings.

Is this information correct??
Am i missing something??

Expecting advice from people already into moringa cultivation.

thanks in advance,
Rehman.

I have my own moringa farm in 3 acrs doing organic way.

I have not crossed even 2 lac per year for the entire acrs.

Don't go by calculators, fact is different.

 

[gopipc]

Are you cultivating for drumstick leaves or pods? The difference in profits between the 2 is huge How much yield are you getting per acre? How many plants do you have per acre?

 

[stevifarm]

My Experience for Drumstick growers

Dear All,

I am cultivating Drumsticks in my farm on around 3 acres of area. My farm is located in Raigad District of Maharashtra. When started, I was quite new to farming. I ventured into agriculture on the basis of information gathered on net and visiting exhibitions and meeting drumstick farmers in Maharashtra.

I decided to plant drumstick on the basis of soil type, water availability. The 30-40 days old saplings were sourced from a reliable farmer who is into drumstick cultivation for many years. But the decision to plant the trees in Monsoon proved to be a mistek as the heavy rains in monsoon ruined the plantation. The plants were very delicate and could not withstand the heavy rains. The whole lot of 1200 plants were lost and had to be replanted in october. Now the plants are 9 months old started bearing pods. On the advice of the experts, I have done the pruning of the trees for better growth.

Now waiting for the first season of harvesting. Even I am wondering about the output in the first season... Expecting around 10-15 kg. of pods per plant. I have learnt that one plant gives 30-35 kg. output per season. Hope to have this result very soon. The rate expected is around Rs. 20-25 Kg. If I sale the produce in the farm itself. Exploring the different possibilities of Marketing for Better rates.

I am sharing my experience for the new farmers/growers and also to receive quality suggestions for better performance in yield and rates. All the best...

Hello, Good to know you have moringa, please share your contact details we can integrate our harvest and supply to our client. We are also based in New Panvel, Raigad Dist. and have around 7acres of morning cultivation.