The rich medicinal values of turmeric: Chhattisgarh is creating treasure

Sensing the favourable condition for spice cultivation in the state, the Chhattisgarh government is promoting farmers to pursue the crop as part of a diversification strategy

Lokeshwari Bai knew the rich medicinal values of turmeric. What she didn’t know was its treasure’s worth. 

President of a women’s self-help group in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar, Lokeshwari cultivated turmeric in an acre of land, investing Rs 50,000. When the yield arrived, the members were taken aback by the rate of return. “There is a possibility of getting an average production of 50-60 quintals,” she said.   

Of cultivated crops, the members uprooted 5 quintals and made powder out of it that they packed and sold in grocery stores. Lokeshwari said the group earned up to Rs 65,000 by selling turmeric