Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Punjab Farmer Achieves Success Growing Seedless Cucumbers
Arvinder Singh Kang, a farmer from Punjab, used to run a transport business that failed.
In 2013, he began farming seedless cucumbers using special structures like greenhouses.
These structures let him grow cucumbers year-round, making about 12 lakh rupees per acre, much more than typical crops.
He uses three growing cycles a year, replanting after each harvest.
While the structures cost a lot to set up, the government helps with subsidies, making the business successful and providing year-round employment.
Arvinder Singh Kang, a Punjab farmer, grows seedless cucumbers under protected structures.
Kang started cucumber farming in 2013 after his transport business failed due to policy changes.
He uses polyhouses, net houses, and walk-in tunnels for year-round cucumber cultivation.
Kang earns approximately Rs 12 lakh net profit per acre from his cucumber farming.
Kang utilizes three growing cycles a year, with harvests every other day.
- Who
- Arvinder Singh Kang
- What
- Kang cultivates seedless cucumbers in protected structures.
- When
- Kang started his farming venture in 2013.
- Where
- Bersha village, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India
- Why
- Kang transitioned to cucumber farming after his transport business failed and he returned to his family's land.
- Farmer
- Arvinder Singh Kang
- Location
- Bersha village, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
- Main Crop
- Seedless Cucumbers
- Net Profit
- Rs 12 lakh per acre (approx.)
- Protected Structures
- Polyhouse, Net house, Walk-in tunnels
- Growing Cycles per Year
- Three
- Year Farming Began
- 2013
- Initial Investment
- Rs 42-45 lakh (polyhouse) per acre