KRISHI SIKSHA ABHIYAAN :
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About KRISHI SIKSHA ABHIYAAN
- It is an initiative taken by RGB Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. to educate farmers on topics like
Agricultural Appreciation
Safety & Protection of Plants (Especially Fruits)
Sustainability
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WHAT do we do
We visit different villages, meet the farmers and share current scenario of Fruit in India.
Educate them and distribute free samples of our products.
Provide them our contact details for further requirements .
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General Information
India is the world’s second largest producer of tropical & subtropical fruits and vegetables.
Mango is known as king of fruits in India and has largest acreage and number 1 producer in the world with 50-55% of overall worlds production.
AP has become the largest mango growing state in India and UP uses maximum area of cultivation of mangoes.
Generally over 30-65% of the mangoes gets damaged during cultivation and harvesting due to fruit flies.
Untreated fruit fly losses were up to 80% for guava, 40% for jujube, and 30% for mango/banana/papaya/strawberry.
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Threats
Mango fruit fly is world’s most serious pest of horticultural crops and in India too.
The species of genus Bactrocera are considered as quarantine pest of mango.
The adults are flies with transparent wings while larvae are footless. Larvae feed upon the pulp of fruit .
The emergence of the fruit fly starts from April onwards as maximum population of flies is reached in May-July.
Annual loss due to Fruit Fly is estimated to Rs. 1500 crores only in INDIA.
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WIKIPEDIA – ALPHONSO MANGO
- Import Bans
An import ban imposed in 1989 by the UNITED STATES on Indian mangoes, including the Alphonso, was lifted only in April 2007. However, the mangoes must be treated before entering the country in order to stop the introduction of non-native FRUIT FLIES, destructive fungi, and other pests that could cause great damage to American agriculture. The European Union imposed a ban from May 1, 2014, on import of mangoes, after alleging to have found unwanted pests such as "non-European fruit flies" in some consignments. Indian government has described this decision as arbitrary and businesses claimed they will lose hundreds of thousands of pounds due to the ban.
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Cultural & Conventional Practices & Their EFFECTS
- Preventive Measures by Farmers
Collect fallen infested rotten fruits and also remove fruits with ovipunctures and oozing clear sap from the trees if visible. Destroy these collected fruits by dumping in a pit (40-60 cm deep) and cover with soil to eliminate all sources of possible breeding sites. - LOW YIELD
Harvest crops early when mature green. As this stage of fruit maturity, crops are not susceptible to fruit fly attack. - LOW QUALITY
Pick overripe fruits as these are good breeding sites for fruit flies. - DOES NOT KILL FLIES
Plough the topsoil (5-10 cm deep) to expose the pupae to predators, parasites, and direct sunlight. - HIGH COST
Practice crop and field sanitation. - HIGH COST