Objectives of the Project:
- To make myself Debt free
- To get a better Credit score.
- To gain some Capital
- To gain better control on my property holdings Property Holdings.
- To present my Knowledge and Experience in Farming on the ground.
- To analyze different Costs, Competitors, Partners/Investors and Risks and to make attempts in there management.
Property willing to liquidate:
Area: 3 cents (121 square meters, 0.67 कट्ठा) , Plot number: 7590, Khata number: 1467The plot is attached to the plots of Sadanand, Vishwanath Pathak, Vibhavendra Pathak, Mahendra Pathak (Father: Ram Bahadur Pathak) and Mushafir Mahto (Father:Puran Mahto). It is near to the Shanti Devi Temple, East of the Road going to the Arya Public School and the Army training centre. Government Map sheet is 3. Its probable Geographical coordinates are: Latitude:
26°38'43.9"N (26.645524), Longitude: 85°35'03.1"E (85.584194).
Government old irrigation canal is near to the farm. The total plot size is if 16 cents, in which my maternal uncle, Sadananad mama, holds around 13 cents (Kheshra:7590, Khata:1467). Approximate Length is 16 meters, facing the road and East & West, Breadth is 7.5 meters facing North & South. Distance from the road is around 350 meters.
This is the smallest plot of my holding.
My other small plots are:
- Area: 4 cents, Plot number: 11456, Account number: 1842 (Tax payment in year 2024-25)
- Area: 5 Cents, Plot number: 21059, Account number: 1467
- Plot number: 11456 : The plot is attached to the house of Sadanand Pathak (प्लाट/खेसरा सं० 11456, खाता सं० 1841, रकबा: 18 डि ., परिवर्तन के लिए प्राघिकार: नामान्तरण मुकदमा संख्या 7734/2021 - 2022), (Plot number 11457, Khata: 1464) , Budho Devi, Kopi Devi. It was my old maternal house, where I have spent part of my childhood. Government Map sheet number is 4. Its Geographical Coordinates are: Latitude: 26°38'18.4"N (26.638439). Longitude: 85°34'31.7"E (85.575482).
- Plot number: 21059 : The plot is attached to the plots of Raghunath Singh (Plot number: 21059, Khata: 1416, Area: 3 cent) at Sonma, Bathnaha. Plots of Shivi Baitha (Father-Laghu Baitha) and Sadanand Pathak (Plot number: 21060, Khata: 1467, Area: 5 Cent) is also attached to it. Government map sheet number is 7. Its Geographical coordinates are: Latitude: 26°36'59.1"N (26.616407). Longitude: 85°35'01.9"E (85.583865).
For a farmer, Farming large size plots and Selling small size plots for capital is a good policy.
The small non contiguous plots, not directly attached to the Government path, can be liquidated at a lower price. Here Compromises are preferred over the Negotiations.
Small size plots offer a good investment for a new born child. It is also a place where a dead person will like to rest.
Ownership: The property is in the name of my late maternal grandfather, Shri Mushli Pathak. Now I am the main Heir of the property.
Annual Rainfall of the place: Around 400 to 1550 mm.
Ground water table/aquifer is good and Hand pump can be used to withdraw the water, throughout the year and is directly consumable. So the value of the land has exponentially rose over the years (₹1000-2000/square meters).
Its an opportunity for the Property buyers. Those having surplus Liquid Assets (Cash) can convert some Cash into a Fixed Asset. Agricultural lands gives sustainable slow income for many generations. Currently the State & Central Government of India, are giving motivational funds to the farmers.
Minimum Value Registered (MVR) tells about the land price at my village. In this the minimum price of a low grade land is ₹7500/decimal.
1 decimal=1 cent=0.01 acres
So the value of my 3 cent land is ₹22,500, 4 cent land is ₹30,000, and the 5 cent land is ₹37,500.
Many have already invested and those who wants to further join the list of investors can leave there message.
I assure transparent financial transactions, reporting and profit sharing.
- Main share holders from Organised sector is United Bank of India, now Punjab National Bank-Education Loan-pending EMI
- Loans from friends-(1) Rs.15000 that I invested in getting current tax receipts of the property (2) Rs.60,000-for having desktop computer system. (3) Many others, that helped me to grow and survive adverse situations.
Before giving Returns to the Investors, a Business has to retain some capital as Reserve & Surplus, for its future ventures.
Business Survival & Growth Efficiency = Income/Costs. It should be Positive. If Income opportunities are poor due to Governmental apathy, tough competitions, problems in demand meeting supply, etc., then Diversification and Cost cuttings can make it to survive. Money saved = Money Earned.
My business is still a child and it couldn't get into a shape that can generate enough income for the investors. Demarcation and fencing is very important in the property management, and I need to do so for most of the plots that I heir. This will be a costly affair, but once done, will generate returns.
Some other diversified Organic/Vegetarian business Ideas for the current location, that can bring good returns are:
- Grinding machine for wheat, spice, other grains, etc.
- Paddy shelling machine.
- Mushroom farming
- Vermi composting
- Honey bee farming
- Trade like Roof sheets, Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG cylinders, Fertilizers, etc.
- Energy generator like Solar, Wind and Power storage battery.
- Seed Oil Expeller machine for Palm oil (Elaeis guineensis), Ground nut, Mustard, Linseed (Linum usitatissimum), Sunflower, Chia seed (Salvia hispanica), Soybean (Glycine max), Ground nut, Til (Sesamum indicum) etc.
- Water storage and Irrigation service during drought or extra need of water. Distilled water plant and Hydrogen and Oxygen gas production plant can also generate good income.
- Sugarcane juice and jaggery-mini factory.
- Sugar from Stevia rebaudiana. Some other economic crops like Orange-fleshed sweetpotato.
- Mini ethanol plant
- With good electric supply, microwave oven based food processing.
- Refrigerator/Cold storage fridge based food preservations.
- Ready to eat/cook food items for offline and online sale. For example flour for Idli, Dosa & Vada (Rice/Wheat flour: Black gram (Urad) flour : Methi (Fenugreek): Water: Rock Salt :: 2:1:0.13:3:0.15, fermentation for 8-10 hours. Adding little curd/Lactic acid bacteria culture to the batter can improve fermentation.)
- Other food processing plant like Tomato Ketchup, Pickles, Jelly, Mango pulp candies, Snacks, Murabba, Parched rice, Flaked rice, Pop-corn, Tilkoot (Pounded Sesame balls with Jaggery), Coconut fruit-raw & processed, Neera raw & processed, Catechu from woods of Khair (Acacia catechu ), Jack fruit, raw & processed, Proteins from leguminous crop (Fava bean, Red gram, Soybean, Mucuna pruriens, Kulthi, Moong, Urad, etc.), Lemon water & tea, etc.
- Farming of economic forestry crops like Bamboo, Casuarina, Melia dubia, Teak, Acacia auriculiformis, Subabul , Simarouba glauca, Neem, Tamarind, Sandal, Red Sandal, etc.
- First Aid Service and medicines
- Vehicle repair workshop
- Advertisement Poster display,
- Mobile phone and satellite data towers. Data center can increase the value of the low priced lands. Automated Data centers running on the solar and wind energy, can be cheap and efficient.
- Algal food supplements for protein (Spirulina) and Omega-3_fatty_acid (Chlorella)
- Medicinal & Aromatic plants and Seed & Nursery production is successful in the small area farming.
- Washing machine based laundry, pressing, tailoring services.
- Mini farm house (example, Conker living, Pod house), can allow the farmer to both stay and cultivate crops.
- In the era of internet and drone, the land locked with private lands, can be used as a farm along with the farm house. Online trade and delivery through the drone will help a lot. Now the drone acting as a mini plane/helicopter is also available.
Specialization and Diversification: Specialization is for Successful growth and Diversification is for Sustainability and Survival. The saying "Jack of All Traits, Master of None" holds true. Jacks cannot be very Successful but they Survive real life tough challenges and competitions.
Mono-cropping (Specialization) is important for farming mainly for profit and business. While mixed farming (Diversification), is used mainly for farmer's own consumption and risk cover.
