CASHEW

• Thirty seven high yielding varieties of cashew available for adoption.
• Latest production technology made available.
• 43 model Cashew Nurseries are functioning for planting material production.
• Clones of high yielding varieties are the only planting material.
• Generation of clones reaches 12 million per year.
• Area with clones of high yielding varieties reaches 3.92 lakh ha.
• Area under cashew attained 10.27 lakh ha.
• Production of raw nuts reached 0.725 million tonnes.
• Export earning of cashew kernel reached Rs. 5500 Crores.
• Processing factories increased to 3900 numbers.
• Employment generation for 1.5 million people in Cashew sector.

COCOA

• New area of 49,000 ha brought under Cocoa cultivation.
• Cocoa villagers established.
• 265 cocoa demonstration plots established.
• Intensive TOT measures conducted.
• 1200 Ha senile plantations replanted with High yielding varieties.
• Quality planting materials of cocoa produced under CPCRI and KAU.
• Small nurseries of cocoa established.
• Area under Cocoa increased to 78,000 Ha from 12,402 ha in 1997-98.