Increase cashew yield to meet domestic demand for kernels, says former KCMA chairman
Former KCMA chairman Prakash Kalbavi emphasized the need to boost India's cashew nut yield to meet rising domestic demand. He suggested increasing the average yield from 700 kg to 2,000 kg per hectare and developing model plantations to encourage farmers. Additionally, he called for a price discovery mechanism and a crop forecasting system for the cashew industry.
- ▪Prakash Kalbavi highlighted the necessity to increase cashew yield to meet domestic demand.
- ▪He proposed raising the average yield from 700 kg to 2,000 kg per hectare.
- ▪Kalbavi also suggested creating a price discovery mechanism for farmers.
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Former chairman of the Karnataka Cashew Manufacturers’ Association (KCMA) Prakash Kalbavi said here on Monday that there is a need to increase the yield of raw cashew nut in the country from the current average 700 kg to 800 kg a hectare to 2,000 kg a hectare to meet the increasing domestic demand for cashew kernels.Speaking at a technical session during the second day of the cashew mela organised by Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation (KCDC), Mr. Kalbavi said that more model cashew plantations should be developed to infuse confidence among farmers to go for cashew cultivation. It will inspire farmers to take up cashew cultivation, he said.Mr. Kalbavi, also a former director of KCDC, said that there is a need to create a price discovery mechanism for farmers.
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