New FLD on Cashew launched at Ziltawadi village
New FLD on Cashew launched at Ziltawadi village
A new Frontline Demonstration of cashew varieties developed by the Institute was initiated at Ziltawadi Village of Cancona Zone. About six hundred cashew grafts of four cashew varieties ( Goa Cashew- 1, 2 ,3 and 4) and hybrids of our Institute were provided to Ziltawadi Fermers’ Group under TSP programme for establishing FLD plot at ziltawadi village in about four hectares of area. The honorable Member of parliament (South Goa), Shri Narendra Sawaikar launched the FLD in the Ceremonial planting programme on 16.06.2018 by planting cashew grafts in the presence of Dr E B Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CCARI and the Sarpanch of Ziltawadi. This FLD on a single stretch of more than four hectares of area will serve as an excellent model to create awareness about new cashew varieties among the cashew farmers of South Goa district in particular and all the cashew farmers of adjoining areas of the coastal region in general.