New Delhi. There is a good demand for the foreign fruit Kiwi in the country. But the good news is that Nagaland is doing kiwi gardening. And what is even more pleasing is that the production of kiwi is increasing. In view of this, the Central Government has started helping Nagaland to get the status of Kiwi State. An initiative has been started to increase the production of kiwi and also to get a bigger market for it. Although other states of the North-East are also producing kiwi, but they are far behind Nagaland. Traders say that an income of 24 lakhs can be earned from one hectare of orchard. Only 8.9 lakhs can be earned by planting an apple orchard in one hectare, while only 2 to 2.5 lakhs can be earned from vegetable production, mainly tomatoes. Kiwi is also known as Chinese gooseberry. Although the origin of this fruit is China, it was used commercially by New Zealand. In Himachal Pradesh, many gardens were planted in the 1990s in Kullu, Mandi, Solan, Chamba and Sirmaur districts, but due to lack of technical knowledge, kiwi fruit gardening did not prove to be as profitable as its potential. The main reason for this was the low size and quality of the fruits, which were less than the fruits imported from abroad.
Marketing of kiwi in markets across the country-On this occasion, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala said that today farmers of Nagaland are marketing kiwi with traders of big cities of the country, this is a good sign. He said that producing foreign fruits here and reducing their import is also a step in the direction of the self-reliant India campaign. He also stressed on forming a separate farmer producer organization in Nagaland for kiwi fruit.
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Kiwi boosted the economy of Nagaland-Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Narendra Singh Tomar says that Nagaland and other north-eastern states are playing a leading role in producing foreign fruits like kiwi. Kiwi production has increased the income of the farmers here and has also expanded the field of horticulture. The economy of the state has also got a boost. He said that the state government and the Agriculture Ministry should work towards getting Nagaland the status of ‘Kiwi State’.
Union Minister Tomar said this while addressing the program on value chain creation for kiwi organized by the Central Horticulture Institute, Nagaland. He said that this step of Nagaland is going to make the country happy. This has added a new dimension to the agriculture sector and the farmers there will definitely benefit from it.
10 thousand crore rupees given in the field of food processing-Union Minister Shri Tomar said that agriculture has been a priority for PM Narendra Modi from the very beginning. Work is being done under the leadership of PM for the last 6 and a half years in the direction of increasing the income of farmers, increasing yield production, diversification of crops, food processing and farmers moving towards cultivation of expensive crops. At the same time, under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, a provision of Rs 10 thousand crore has been made in the field of food processing. Now the need is that the Center, State and related institutions should work together to provide the benefits of all these schemes to the farmers.
Benefits of consuming kiwi- It has 5 times more vitamin C than orange. It has more than 20 nutrients. Kiwi fruit is also called super fruit because it contains vitamins, potassium, copper and fiber in abundance. About 70 grams of fresh kiwi fruit contains 50% vitamin C, 1% vitamin K, 10% calcium, 8% fiber, 60% vitamin E and 6% potassium. The anti-oxidant found in it protects the body from diseases. It increases the body’s immunity. It is very important for health.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 27, 2020, 10:36 IST