Income of 10 crores from Bonda?!!
More than 10 crores annual income is possible from Bonda
A variety of foods can be made from cashew nuts. Chandgad, Ajra, Gadhinglaj and Bhudargad talukas can earn more than Rs.10 crore.She was speaking at a farmers' training meet in the hall of Taluka Agriculture Department at Shirgaon (Tal. Chandgad).
At this time, Dr. Kerala. Jalaja menon demonstrated to the farmers through video conferencing the various products made by processing cashew nuts.
Information on Green Bond Vegetable, cashew Mode, Brine Solution cashew, Soup Powder, Cooked cashew, Dried Green cashew, Ditanin Processed Syrup, Pulp, Candy, Syrup, Soda, Jam, Jelly, Pickle, Chocolate, etc. "Bonda contains 55 to 75 percent juice," said Farande.
It can be used as a nutritious fruit as it contains more vitamin c than oranges and Citrus. The tannins in it give it an astringent taste. Research is said to be ongoing to reduce this astringency. After Pawar had undergone training in goa in this regard, he had organized the training so that the farmers in the area would know about it.
In these four talukas, cashew is grown on about eight thousand hectares. About 40,000 tons of cashew nuts were produced from it. A small portion of it is sold to traders in Goa. The remaining fruits rot in place. Processing it will provide employment and higher income. At present, one thousand tons of bonds are sold. It gives an income of five lakh rupees.
Even if 10,000 tons are processed in the future, it is possible to earn Rs. 10 crores from it.
Meanwhile, a group of farmers in Sundi took the initiative to process the bonds. At this time Latika Kokitkar from Mhalewadi presented a syrup made from Bonda. It will be branded by the Department of Agriculture.