Inspired by YouTube, UP farmer takes up pearl cultivation

Meerut | Monday | 12th November, 2018

Summary:

The spherical pearl takes around 18 months and it sells for Rs 500 to 1,500 per piece. I immediately contacted a Nagpur based NGO which had uploaded the video on YouTube. Initially, I bought the shells from Nagpur, at a cost of Rs 5 to 6 per piece. Earlier, I used to grow sugarcane, but it was very hard to earn a livelihood in this small piece of land. One day, I came across some videos on YouTube based on agriculture activities..