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Farmers to strike gold with cocoa crop
Speaking at the seminar, Shiva Kumar said that ‘cocoa crop’ could be cultivated as an inter-crop on oil palm and coconut gardens. “Farmers are best assured of getting higher yield out of cocoa crop through drip and sprinkler irrigation. The cocoa crop that yields for a long period of 40 years will benefit farmers to earn higher income”, he added. He pointed out that in Western Africa, water suppl
Eluru: G Shiva Kumar, Manager, Mondelez India Foods Private Limited, observed that ‘cocoa crop cultivation’, which is an eco-friendly crop, is going to benefit the farmer financially.His remarks came while addressing the second day meeting of the UGC- sponsored National Seminar on “Innovative research in Food and Commercial crops for their sustainability and Challenges” held at St. Teresa’s College for Women here on Thursday. The College Principal, Dr Mercy, presided over the seminar.
Speaking at the seminar, Shiva Kumar said that ‘cocoa crop’ could be cultivated as an inter-crop on oil palm and coconut gardens.
“Farmers are best assured of getting higher yield out of cocoa crop through drip and sprinkler irrigation. The cocoa crop that yields for a long period of 40 years will benefit farmers to earn higher income”, he added. He pointed out that in Western Africa, water supply to the crops would be stopped during the rainy season. However, Indian farmers are better placed to take up alternative ways to ensure receiving higher yields, he stated. He said that the hybrid variety of cocoa also yields good results to farmers.
Dr RVSK Reddy, Director of Extension, Dr YSR Horticulture University (Venkataramannagudem) said that farmers should concentrate on the cultivation of vegetables that are eco-friendly. He suggested the people to take up vegetable crops as kitchen garden in every house to overcome the vegetable problem. He suggested conventional methods to raise the crops as kitchen garden.
Prof M V Rao, Department of Plant Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, suggested development of medicinal plants through tissue culture technology. He also asked the farmers to minimise the usage of chemical fertilisers, pointing out that increased usage of chemical fertilisers trigger health risks to people following the usage of the chemical medicines.
Prof. Z Vishnuardhan, Emeritus Fellow (UGC) and former Dean of Natural Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur participated as the chief guest in the valedictory function and called for the cultivation of eco-friendly crops. Later, he gave away certificates to the participants. College professors Dr N Nagavardhanam, Dr P Jyothi Kumari, and others addressed the gathering.
