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Moga Woman Builds Rs 80 Lakh Enterprise on Leased Land
Mandeep Kaur Khaira farms land that her family mostly leases from other people.
She owns only half an acre but works on about 40 acres.
At first, some villagers made fun of her for working in the fields.
Mandeep and her husband slowly gained the trust of landowners.
They used farming income to buy tractors, equipment and other assets.
They grow many different crops instead of relying only on wheat and paddy.
They also rent out some equipment and earn money from dairy and sand-supply work.
Mandeep hopes to buy agricultural land of her own one day.
Mandeep Kaur Khaira farms about 40 acres of leased land despite owning only half an acre.
She and her husband gradually expanded their leased holdings from 9–10 acres to 40 acres.
The family owns three tractors, around seven tractor-trolleys and farm machinery valued at about Rs 80 lakh.
Their diversified crops include potatoes, wheat, cauliflower, radish, beetroot, saag, maize, moong and short-duration paddy.
The family earns around Rs 80 lakh annually, pays about Rs 28 lakh in lease rent and spends Rs 22–23 lakh on inputs.
- Who
- Mandeep Kaur Khaira and her husband, Jagdeep Singh Khaira, along with their family.
- What
- They have built a farming enterprise on about 40 acres of leased land, generating around Rs 80 lakh annually.
- Where
- Talwandi Mallian village in Moga district.
- When
- They began farming leased land nearly two decades ago; the family expanded to 40 acres a few years ago.
- Why
- They wanted to farm on a larger scale, improve profits through crop diversification and reinvest their earnings in agriculture.
Key facts
- Farmer
- Mandeep Kaur Khaira, 40
- Owned land
- Half an acre
- Leased land
- About 40 acres
- Annual revenue
- Around Rs 80 lakh
- Annual lease payment
- About Rs 28 lakh for 40 acres
- Annual input costs
- About Rs 22–23 lakh
- Farm assets
- Three tractors, around seven tractor-trolleys and machinery worth about Rs 80 lakh
Quotes
Jagdeep Singh Khaira
Mandeep Kaur Khaira’s husband and farming partner
“Villagers used to say that, despite being a woman, she is made to work in the fields. Fields are not a woman’s work. They used to make fun of us, saying what we would make from leased land, but we never cared.”
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“Whatever we have today is due to her motivation and efforts.”
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