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Detailed Project Report IWMP-2
Factors Influencing Soybean Markets
Weather at all the producing centres, domestic and international. The pod bearing period, being the most crucial.
The area planted, determined by the price of soybean against that of competitive crops, viz., maize, jowar, bajra.
Pests and diseases.
The supply-demand and price scenario of competitive oils, viz., palm oil.
Demand for soy meal from the feed sector and the entire fundamentals of this sector.
The crush margin between meal, oil and seed.
How to Grow Soybeans
Soybeans can withstand cold temperatures. This allows for an early plantation of the crop. If you crop early, make sure that the seeds are only about one
inch rooted to the soil.
Dust the seeds of soybeans with bacterial inoculants, to speed up the growth of nitrogen helping nodules. This will also reduce the need for any fertilizers.
Soybeans seeds should be one and a half to two inches deep rooted under the ground. Ensure that the topsoil is soft and loose.
One of the primary requirements for growing soybeans is the presence of lots of sunlight. Soybeans will not grow in moist or damp climate. They require a
lot of sunlight. Do not grow them in a place which offers shade, as they also require gentle wind with sunlight.
The rows of soybeans must be 75cm apart. You can also allow inter row cultivation as well. However, if clogged at a single place, they form a great canopy
and have fast growth.
Wet roots do not offer a great prospect for the growth of the plant. Check that there is proper drainage system. A raised bed would work perfectly, if the
garden is a wet area.
Do not plant soybeans on the same place year after year. Change or rotate their growing location every year. Avoid growing the crop in a place where other
legume crops have cropped in the recent times.
Soybeans need support to grow and thus you must dig pole sticks in the ground to allow them to creep around the pole. The plants need trimming as they
grow, to avoid overcrowding at the crop.
Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency
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