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| SKUAST takes up cultivation of Ber, Palas | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 31: In order to boost the income of poor farmers of Kandi region, Sher-i- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology(SKUAST),Jammu, has initiated new program on cultivation on Ber and Palas trees, in collaboration with Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi (Jharkhand).
Considering the overwhelming success of initial trials, an on-farm training program on this aspect was organized at village Raya, near Jammu, wherein a number of farmers participated.
Dr. V.Kaul, Professor, Division of Entomology SKUAST-Jammu stressed upon the farmers to adopt the cultivation of these species on wider scale and assured all possible help to the farmers in this regard.
Responding to the queries on the economics of production, Dr. R.K.Gupta, Associate Professor, Division of Entomology, SKUAST-Jammu said that on the basis of trials conducted at Jammu on an average one ber plant can yield about 10 kg of brood lac which cost about Rs 1000 in the Indian market. Since, in a year two crops can be taken alternatively on ber and palas, 50 plants can fetch a net profit of about Rs.20, 000 to Rs.25, 000. |
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