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 11.58 lakh ha.
• Production of raw nuts reached 7.38 lakh MT.
• Export earning of cashew kernel reached Rs. 2858Crores.
• Processing factories increased to 3944 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 1,03,376 Ha from 12,402 ha in 1997-98.