Odisha brings more areas under cashew cultivation

Urging the cashew-rising states in the country to concentrate their attention on rising the output and efficiency of cashew, the Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Improvement (DCCD) has lauded the attempts of Odisha federal government in far more places under cashew crop in that point out.

Speaking at a digital seminar on ‘Making Karnataka the cashew hub of India’, organised by the Mangaluru chapter of CII (Confederation of Indian Field), Venkatesh N Hubballi, Director of DCCD, mentioned Odisha is bringing all-around ten,000 hectares of spot under cashew crop every yr.

Odisha has included all-around 20,000 ha this yr by itself, while this is the most crucial yr to deal with owing to pandemic. It has distributed all-around forty lakh cashew saplings under MNREGA and RKVY, and other point out sector techniques as effectively as under non-public enhancement.

Observing cashew cultivation in Karnataka and other states, he mentioned the cultivation of cashew is secondary in mother nature for a lot of, except for a few farmers who are a lot less than five for every cent in numbers.

He mentioned there is a absence of focussed attention by the Karnataka federal government for the cashew sector. DCCD formulates the programmes and provides the suggestions, he mentioned, introducing that the Point out governments need to supply focussed attention for the crop.

K Prakash Rao, Chairman of the Mangaluru chapter of CII, mentioned that Karnataka has all-around

350 cashew processing units in six districts, and a bulk of them are in the MSME sector.

Offering an overview of the enhancement of the cashew sector in the point out, he mentioned the cashew processing capability, which stood at all-around 50,000 tonnes during the 90s, has increased to 2.five lakh tonnes now.

Stressing the need to have to carry far more places under cashew cultivation, he mentioned the output has grown from 35,000 tonnes in the 90s to 70,000 tonnes now. This needs to be increased, he mentioned.