French bean is a remunerative ID crop in summer
The Hindu
Farmers going for the crop can get about ₹ 70,000 per acre
In the wake of the Union government making it clear that it would not purchase boiled rice through Food Corporation o India (FCI) in the summer season and authorities making it clear that the paddy produced in Telangana will have more broken rice after milling due to high temperatures, the farmers are in dilemma to which crop they have to shift. The suggestion from agriculture experts is to go for irrigated and dry (ID) crops.
One of those ID crops that is being encouraged by the agriculture extension officers at field level is French bean, most suitable crop for rabi season. As people became more conscious of health and are preparing to consume more protein-enriched food, this ‘vegetarian’s meat’ can meet the demand.
Cultivating French bean was experimented successfully at Narayanpet mandal of Siddipet district and the results were encouraging.