Cocoa Tree Plantation (Theobroma cacao)

Cocoa is one of the important cash crop which fetches good revenue for small farmers. Currently India is importing 40% of its need.  Its demand in India is increasing 15% annually. Cadbury India, Jindal Cocoa, Amul, Campco are encouraging cultivation in India. It is sensitive to direct sun light, so it is cultivated mainly inter-crop with coconut or arecanut trees and  make additional revenues. In India, mainly South India is cultivated with it. Also Gmelina Arborea ( Kumil, White teak, Gamar) can be used as shade.

Varieties:
Popular commercial varieties are Criollo and  Forestero.  Trinitario is hybrid of  Criollo and  Forestero.
Other varieties are Amelonado and Amazon.

Gmelina Arborea( Kumil , Sagwan) Pictures

9 month old - Gmelina Plantation

Karnataka Global Agribusiness And Food Processing Summit 2011

Karnataka - Global Agribusiness & Food Processing Summit 2011

Venue:
           Bangalore International Exhibition centre,
           10 th Mile, Tumkur road, Madavara Post,
           Dasansapura Hobli , Bangalore - 562123
         

Date: 1st and 2nd December 2011

Registration at: http://www.bounteouskarnataka.com/register-form.htm

Live natural and be healthy - II

1.Wrightia antidysentrica(Snow flake,Milky way, veppala maram): We afraid of fruits because of ripening methods. Especially banana, sappota, mango fruits. For making profit easily majority of the fruit vendors using calcium carbides for ripening the fruits. Even very raw fruits also ripened with in one night by using the calcium carbide. Government also taking necessary steps to prevent this. But they cant control fully because of more needs of fruits. But people should have think it off. It creates more health problems like vomiting, dysentery etc. If we use regularly means we can lead to heavy health problems also. For that we can the traditional ripening methods. It is very easy and no harmful effects also. Use snow lake leaves for ripening the fruits especially bananas. Bunches of banana kept in a sac and put snow flake leaves means it can ripe with in two days. It gives too good taste. It can be used all fruits ripening also. This plant also used in veterinary medicines particularly for cattle.

Live natural and be healthy

    Nowadays all people running behind the organic products for the name-sake and afraid of health hazards. But we are neglecting our local plants that can be raised in any adverse conditions and without using any in-organic materials. Those crops we would have seen very frequently but we are not aware of the benefits. Some of the useful plants are:

Monthan Banana

1. Monthan banana:
This varieties almost gone in cities. Rarely used in villages, but it has more medicinal values. It is mainly used for reducing heat in our body system. Monthan fruit is used for chicken-pox patients. It helps to reduce the fever and heat level. Taste also too good compared to other varieties.

Gold Euphoria

Gold is moving up higher and higher on euphoria. The rupee's depreciation against dollar and uncertainty in europe region pushing the gold higher in the indian market.

Why gold is rising when inflation is high? Because of the fear of losing the currency value and more defaults.



Gold Price(10 gram pure) has reached Rs.28000 in our market and corrected from there.
Is still gold has some value for investment? Gold price will soften once European crisis is resolved. There is lot of volatility  because of the that. So those who want to invest in gold phyical/etf , can wait some more time for correction to Rs.23000 levels.

Happy Investing.