On the day 13th April 2025 Honorable  Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivaraj Singh Chauhan had discussion on Promotion of high value fruits crops with Secretary DARE and Secretary DA& FW, Dr Devesh Chaturvedi, Dr. V B Patel, ADG (Hort)  ICAR, Shri   Priya Ranjan Joint Secretary(Hort), MoAFW and Dr. G Karunakaran, Principal Scientist, IIHR, Bengaluru.

Honorable Minister discussed about Kamalam selections IIHR Pink and IIHR White, having potential to boost area expansion and productivity in different states of India. Kamalam, has been profitable fruit crops, which has been commercially cultivated in Mexico, Australia, Thailand, Taiwan, Israel, etc countries but is now gaining popularity among farmers in India. Improved genetics and cultivars in Kamalam pave the way for area expansion under this crop and improving the farmers’ income. 

The coppery red varieties  of Jackfruit Siddu and Shankara have been developed with support of ICAR- IIHR and have made huge impact on Jack fruit cultivation. More than 1500 acres are covered under these varieties. The farmers are benefited with approximately Rs. 50 lakhs under benefit share model with ICAR-IIHR. Avocado another important fruit crops, need to be taken up on large scale for sustainability of farmer Income. In this regards IIHR  has released two varieties Arka Supreme and Arka Ravi. These varieties are regular in bearing, high yielding. having fruit weight of 400-600 g with about  80% pulp recovery and suitable for cultivation in tropical regions.

The Hon’ble Minister appreciated Horticultural Science Division, ICAR and  ICAR-IIHR Bengaluru for efforts to made promotion of  these fruit crops.

 

*****

(Release ID: 2121916) Visitor Counter : 163