EXPORT OF IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS OF MAHARASHTRA Volume-II

EXPORT OF IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS OF MAHARASHTRA Volume-II

Author: Dr. S. L. PATIL

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-07

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1365923738

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Quality of fruit is important in export marketing. Quality of fruit depends upon pre and post-harvest technologies used by the farmers. Poor agronomic practices deteriorate fruit quality. Quality can never be improved after harvest. Quality of fruit starts from farmer's planning of pre-harvest practices to that of post-harvest treatments which ends at the consumer level. In pre-harvest practices, selection of seed of exporting variety (propagation) and soil selection is important, and then planting, spacing, irrigation, fertilizer, nutrition, crop protection, pruning, flowering and supervision activities are essentially deal with it. In almost every aspects of pre-harvest technology, lot of science, beginning from land preparation to crop harvesting is involved. All of this must be balanced by a good return from the marketing processes and this can only be achieved by careful production, planning and crop management.


EXPORT OF IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS OF MAHARASHTRA Volume-I

EXPORT OF IMPORTANT FRUIT CROPS OF MAHARASHTRA Volume-I

Author: Dr. S. L. PATIL

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-07

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 136592369X

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Agriculture forms the backbone of the Indian economy and despite; concerted towards industrialisation for about five decades agriculture still continues to occupy a place of pride. Being the largest industry in the country, agriculture is a source of livelihood for 67.8 per cent of the population in the country. In India, it is not only the main source of livelihood but also an art, tradition and the common way of life. It provides food, raw materials and employment opportunities to a very large portion of the population. Through exporting agricultural commodities, India earns valuable foreign exchange which can be used for importing capital, technical know-how etc.