Dragon Fruit cultivation gives good yield in AP
2 years, 11 months ago

Dragon Fruit cultivation gives good yield in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: The enterprising farmers in Andhra Pradesh have taken up cultivation of Dragon Fruit crop from last year and the yields are encouraging to the farmers. Farmer Machina Rambabu of Nayakampalli village is cultivating Dragon Fruit crop on an acre near the National Highway near Rangampeta in East Godavari district. Horticulture department deputy director Rammohan Rao said the fruit is also called “desert crop’’ as there is no need for much water. Horticulture deputy director for West Godavari Dr Panduranga said a subsidy of Rs 35,000 per hectare is being given to the farmers for this purpose by the state government.

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Dragon fruit cultivation on the rise in the state
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon fruit cultivation on the rise in the state

Hindustan Times  

Once exotic and used by select people, dragon fruit is now popular among all sections of society as it has become affordable for the common public mainly due to higher cultivation. In the past three years, several farmers from Pune, Satara, Kolhapur districts and parts of Marathwada along the coast have turned to dragon fruit cultivation. According to traders, dragon …

Cross-Strait dragon fruit project takes root in Fujian
1 year, 4 months ago

Cross-Strait dragon fruit project takes root in Fujian

China Daily  

Dragon fruit flowers bloom inside a fruit orchard at a community in Xiamen, Fujian province. A cross-Strait pilot project for standardized cultivation of dragon fruit was launched on Friday in Fuzhou, Fujian province, promoting overall improvement in growing techniques in Fujian and Taiwan. Dragon fruit cultivation and management techniques can be mutually beneficial and have broad prospects for cooperation," said …

Dragon fruit: a super-fruit in the Eastern Ghats near Visakhapatnam
2 years, 3 months ago

Dragon fruit: a super-fruit in the Eastern Ghats near Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

Nestled amidst misty green hills and valleys of the Eastern Ghats, a small patch of farm in Anantagiri is showing the way towards sustainable methods of growing dragon fruit. He travelled to Solapur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra, which were the hubs of dragon fruit production in India six years ago, and spent time there to understand the techniques and challenges …

Centre to promote dragon fruit cultivation in 50,000 hectares
2 years, 5 months ago

Centre to promote dragon fruit cultivation in 50,000 hectares

The Hindu  

Following the footsteps of the Gujarat and Haryana Governments, the Centre has decided to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit, known as a “super fruit” for its health benefits. Addressing a national conclave on the fruit here on Thursday, Union Agriculture Secretary Manoj Ahuja said the demand for the fruit is high in domestic and global markets because of its …

Dragon fruit is making its way to terraces and home gardens in Kerala
3 years, 3 months ago

Dragon fruit is making its way to terraces and home gardens in Kerala

The Hindu  

It was indeed a big moment for Rajan Varghese and his wife, Shailaja, when they plucked the first dragon fruit from the terrace garden of their house at Kanippayyur in Thrissur. With dragon fruit farming catching up in Kerala in a big way, besides commercial farmers, the number of people who are growing it in their homes are also going …

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