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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.
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