Farmers in India are now taking interest in horticultural crops instead of cultivating traditional crops. Many farmers are also cultivating foreign fruits. Avocado is a foreign fruit, by cultivating which farmers can become rich. Temperature of 20 to 30 degrees is considered right for the cultivation of avocado. It fetches a very high price in the Indian market. If farmers cultivate it, they will become rich.
Farmers in India are adopting modern farming which is giving them good profits. Farmers are now taking interest in horticultural crops instead of traditional crops. Avocado is an originally Mexican fruit which is also grown in India. It is valued for its vitamins and nutrients, but it has no distinctive taste. It looks like a lemon but has a light yellow buttery pulp.
Avocado is a warm season fruit which is now being cultivated in India as well, especially in Kerala, Punjab and other states. 20-30 degree temperature is ideal for its cultivation and its price in the Indian market is more than Rs 500 per kg. Farmers can make good profits by cultivating avocado. Reports suggest that avocado cultivation started 5000 years ago. Reports suggest that avocado came to the southern parts of India via Sri Lanka in the 19th century. After this it spread to the states of North India. It is also being cultivated extensively in the states of North India.
keep these things in mind
Avocado needs balanced nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Fertilize in spring and winter season, organic manure can also be used. According to reports, laterite soil is most suitable for avocado cultivation. Apart from this, the pH value of the soil should be between 5 to 6.