Pomegranates become more affordable in India
Maharashtra with 130,000 hectares, is the largest producer of pomegranates while the all India acreage is 1,80,000 hectares.
Prabhakar Chandane, president of the Pomegranate Grower Association of India said that, there was excellent production in Solapur which has 35,000 hectares followed by Nashik with 25,000 hectares. “The general yield is between 10 to 15 tons per hectare. Arrivals of grapes, orange and mango too have reduced the demand for pomegranates,” he said.
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source: freepressjournal.in
