▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁hect are ▁($ 4 0 0 0 ▁per ▁hect are , ▁$ 1 6 ▁per ▁decimal ), ▁and ▁the ▁farm ▁own ers ▁can ▁ear n ▁a ▁profit ▁of ▁over ▁T k ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁hect are ▁($ 1 3 3 4 ▁per ▁hect are , ▁$ 5 . 3 4 ▁per ▁decimal ). ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁research ▁reported ▁bet el ▁v ines ▁being ▁cultiv ated ▁on ▁about ▁ 5 5 0 0 0 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁far ml and , ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁production ▁worth ▁of ▁about ▁IN ▁R s . ▁ 9 0 0 0 ▁million ▁($ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁total , ▁aver aging ▁$ 1 4 5 5 ▁per ▁a cre ). ▁The ▁bet el ▁far ming ▁industry , ▁the ▁report ▁claims , ▁supports ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁– ▁ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁agricult ural ▁families . ▁ ▁A ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁report ▁claims ▁that ▁bet el ▁far ming ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁India . ▁While ▁in ▁ideal ▁conditions , ▁some ▁far ms ▁may ▁gross ▁annual ▁in comes ▁after ▁exp enses ▁of ▁over ▁IN ▁R s . ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁ 1 0 ▁decimal ▁farm ▁($ 5 , 7 8 0 ▁per ▁a cre ), ▁a ▁bet el ▁farm ▁income ▁is ▁highly ▁err atic ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year ,