Click to play videoAmle (Maharashtra): For traditional farmers like Shivaji Bhegade, the traditional machines have been an integral part of their farm output in western Maharashtra.
However, the machines are slowly becoming redundant in the face of changing farmer choices.
With a crop shift from cultivation of wheat and barley that were once traditional crops to a newer produce, the machines have ushered in a colourful change now.
"The returns from regular farming are not increasing at all, but importantly this area in Maharashtra has excellent potential for floriculture,” says floriculturist, Shivaji Bhegade.
While experts feel adapting to consumer requirements is the main reason for this change, monetary considerations are also an important factor.
"The farmers are trying to produce what is required by the consumer. The reason is they are fetching better prices and better returns,” says director, Horticulture Training Centre.
However, it is not just the domestic market that is witnessing this turnaround. With most of the products being exported to Europe and USA, the in flow of foreign exchange has increased manifold.
And these colourful farms are now not just fetching green returns but bringing smiles to the faces of not just the farmers but the government also.
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