Cashew
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Context
- The Centre said it has taken up an innovative method to control pests in cashew gardens developed by a Kerala-based woman farmer for necessary support and incubation activities.
About
- The woman farmer from Kannur district developed an innovative ‘cashew multiples rooting propagation method’ under which multiple roots are generated in a grown up cashew trees, thus improving production per unit of area.
- It also helps in eco-friendly management of stem and root borers, restores productivity, provides strong anchorage against wind damage/cyclonic storms, and extends plantation life without the necessity of replanting.
Significance
- The method has been found to provide anchorage against wind damage/cyclonic storms, and restores cashew trees from severe attack of cashew stem and root borers in a very eco-friendly and cost-effective way.
Trivia
- Cashew cultivation is undertaken in India in around 10.11 lakh hectares, the highest amongst all the cashew growing countries.
- Maharastra is India’s largest Cashew nut producing state.
- Cashew requires average temperature of 16-25 0C and a rainfall of 50-400 cm.
- It flourishes well on poor and rocky soils.