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- Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is one of the important
commercial plantation and foreign exchange
earning crops of the country
- Cashew is generally grown as a rainfed crop along steep slopes of
hills or on neglected land unsuitable for any other crop.
- Commercial cultivation of cashew is taken up in eight states of our
country mainly in west and eastern coast viz., Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamilnadu and West Bengal.
- The current cashew production of the country accounts for 23.0% of
the global production
- Cashew is a tropical plant and can thrive even at high temperatures
- The best soils for cashew are deep and well-drained sandy loams
without a hard pan. Cashew also thrives on pure sandy soils, although
mineral deficiencies are more likely to occur. Water stagnation and
flooding are not congenial for cashew
- The research programmes on crop improvement had resulted in
identification of elite materials with yield potential ranging between
20-25 kg of nuts per tree
- Cashew plants start bearing after three years of planting and reach
full bearing during tenth year and continue giving remunerative yields
for another 20 years
- Marketing of raw cashew is not a problem in view of the fact that
our raw material production is considerably low (around 6.74 lakh t)
when compared to the processing capacity of our existing factories
(around 7.0 lakh t developed so far).
- The cashew tree starts bearing during third year but the income is
not sufficient to cover the expenses. Hence, the cost of development
upto fourth year is capitalized
- Cost of cashew cultivation includes establishment cost, recurring
cost and marketing cost. These are essential costs for cashew
cultivation practices
- Organic farming is the need of the hour and in cashew
- Usage of pesticides should be minimized in cashew
- The raw cashew should be dried for 2 to 3 days before selling
- Cashew nut cultivation is a technically feasible, financially viable
and bankable activity in the areas identified suitable for it based on
agro-climatic conditions.
- The returns from cashew cultivation vary according to the size of
holding
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- Cultivation Practices in India
- The establishment of a new
cashew farm
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- Cashew Nut Farming
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cashew
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and nut yield
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Technology
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Consultants
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- Economic Analysis of Cashew nut Production
- Project Summary
- Cost of Cultivation and Economic Returns
Analysis of
Cashew nut
- Analysis of Cashew Value
Applications
- Cashew Processing -
Project Brief
Market Scenario
- Cashew Sector - Study report
- Raw Cashew Grading & Marketing
Rules
- Economics and Marketing of Cashew Cultivation
- Financing Cashew Sector
- Cash Flow of Cashew Sales and Production
- Cashew Value Chain analysis
- Agricultural value chain finance
innovations and lessons
- Marketing - Case Study
- Cashew Processing Units in state
of Karnataka
- Developing new Perspectives for sustainable
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