In the case of forestlands, the jungle should be cleared well in advance and the debris burned. The land should be plowed thoroughly and leveled in case of agricultural lands. Preparation of Land for Cashew Plantation:
It is estimated that nearly two million people are involved, directly and indirectly in cashew cultivation, processing, and marketing. Nearly 2.00 lakh workers, more than 90% of whom are women, are directly employed in cashew processing factories which are concentrated mostly in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra. A large number of small and marginal farmers, especially living on the coastal belts of India, depend on cashew for their livelihood. The current cashew production of the country accounts for 23.0% of the global production. It is the second largest consumer of cashew and also the biggest processor with the highest acreage under the crop. India is the third largest producer and exporter of cashew in the world next only to Vietnam and Nigeria. India has an area of 9.53 lakh ha (2010-11) under cashew with an estimated annual production of about 6.74 lakh tonnes of raw cashew nut. In addition, cashew is also grown in few pockets of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura. Farming of Cashew and its Importance:Ĭommercial 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, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Among various nuts such as hazelnuts, almonds, etc., cashew nut enjoys an unenviable position and it is an unavoidable snack in all important social functions especially in the western countries. Cashew nut is one of the important nuts grown in the world and ranked first. From its humble beginning as a crop intended to check soil erosion, cashew has emerged as a major foreign exchange earner next only to tea and coffee. Cashew nut is native of Brazil, was introduced in India during the latter half of the Sixteenth Century for the purpose of afforestation and soil conservation.
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