Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa Development, Cochin Welcomes Respectful Secretary (A&C) and other senior officers To the Presentation of Annual Action Plan of Cashewnut & Cocoa

MANDATE OF DCCD Nodal agency for development of Cashew and Cocoa in India Function as feed back agency Monitization/modulation of programmes Crop database Advisory organization Technology dissemination

PRESENT DATA BASE (CASHEW) StateArea (‘000 ha) Prodn. (‘000 MT) Prodty. (Kg/ha) Senile Area (‘000 ha) Potential for New planting (‘000 ha) Kerala Karnatka Goa Maharashtra Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Orissa Others Total

PRESENT DATABASE – (COCOA) StateArea (ha) Production (MT) Productivity (Kg/ha) Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu Total

Status of Senility and Potentiality of Cashew StatePotentiality for fresh Area coverage (ha) Senile area for replanting (ha) Kerala--42,000 Karnataka2,00,00053,000 Goa50,00042,000 Maharashtra3,00,0006,000 Tamil Nadu1,00,00055,000 Andhra Pradesh1,00,00065,000 Orissa4,00,00057,000 West Bengal30,000- Chhattisgarh40,000- North East States1,00,000- Gujarat25,000- Jharkand50,000- A & N Islands2,500- Total (14.00 lakhs approximately)3,20,000

ACHIEVEMENT OF CASHEW EXECUTED BY DCCD Sl. No ProgrammeTarget Phy. Fin. Achievement Phy. Fin. 1.Replaning/rejuvenation FP (ha) M Front line technology demon.(Nos.) Pilot demon. Utilisation of cashew apple ( demon. & trainees) (trainees) 4.Production forecast Publicity for crop promotion Evaluation on the impact of CPT Pest and disease management Estt. of Model Nursery (Nos.) Mission Management Total (94%) (Rs. In Lakhs)

ACHIEVEMENT OF COCOA EXECUTED BY DCCD (Rs. In Lakhs) Sl. No ProgrammeTarget Phy. Fin. Achievement Phy. Fin. 1.Front line technology demon.(Nos.) Pest & disease management- survey, surveillance and training Publicity for crop promotion Total (78%)

DCCD & Direct Funded Components (CASHEW) – Replanting under State Corpns.( 2007 – 08 ) CorporationTargetAchievement Phy.(Ha.)Fin.Phy.(Ha.)Fin. FPM(Rs. Lakhs)FPM(Rs. Lakhs) 1.Kerala – PCK Karnataka – KCDC Goa – GFDC Tamil Nadu – TNFPC Andhra – APFDC Orrisa – OSCDC Orrisa – OFDC TOTAL (96%) FP – Fresh planting, M - Maintenance

Clones Raised in a Cashew Nursery

Pilot Demonstration in Cashew Apple

Field Inspection in Progress

A view of Central Nursery for raising High Yielding Cashew Grafts-Orissa

A close view of senile plantation ( 1968 Merpanaikadu – Aranthangi )

Cashew Senile Plantatations replaced by High yielding Cashew Varieties ( 15 months old ) 2006 Komapuram ( Pudukottai Region)

2006 Semakottai South ( Vridhachalam Region)

ACTION PLAN ( ) Cashew & Cocoa Development Programmes Under NHM DCCD programs are: 1.Replanting senile cashew areas under state Corporations 2. Reguvenation of StateCorporation’s Plantations 3.Technology intervention i.Demonstrations- Front line technology demonstration ii.Survey & surveillance of pest & diseases iii. Cashew apple utilisation 4.Infor. upgradation & dissemination i. Evaluation on impact of cashew production technology i.Production forecast ii.Publicity for crop promotion

PROGRAMMES & OBJECTIVES ( ) PROGRAMMESOBJECTIVES 1.Replanting senile cashew area under state level corporations To replant senile plants/ areas with HYV. 2. Rejuvenation of Corp.PlantationsTo rejuvenate low yielding plants 3. Tech. intervention: i. Demonstrations –front line tech. demonstration ii. Survey and surveillance of pest & disease iii. Popularisation on utilisation of cashew apple Demonstration of latest Scientific production technology with scientific inputs Identify pest and disease which cause economical damage to the crop and to train the growers. To popularise the usage of cashew apple for the preparation of cashew apple syrup 4. Information upgradation : i.. Evaluation on the impact of cashew prodn. techgy. ii. Crop estimation on cashew iii. Publicity for crop promotion To analyse impact in cashew by the prodn. technologies of research for the increase in production To estimate production by field enumeration and analysis Seminars, workshops & literature for technology dissemination

Programmes Target Outlay (Rs. lakhs) Replanting- Corporation area(ha) Fresh replaning nd Year Maintenace rd year Maintenance Rejuvenation of Corporation Plantations (ha) Technology Intervention a. Front line tech. demon.(No. of plots) b. Pilot demonstration on utilisation of cashew apple- Training Trainees 850 c. Survey, surveillance & Training Information upgradation/dissemination a. Evaluation on the imapct of CPT b. Production forecast c. Publicity (Seminar/workshop/literature devpt.) Programme Monitisation/Mission Management Total(Cashew) Programmes, Target & Outlay- ( ) Cashew

Programmes, Target & Outlay- ( ) COCOA Programmes Target Outlay (Rs. Lakhs) Technology dissemination Front line tech. demon. (No. of plots) Publicity for crop promotion (Seminar/ workshop/literature devpt.) Total (Cocoa) GRAND TOTAL (CASHEW +COCOA) (8.02 Crores)

Thank you Venkatesh N.Hubballi Director Dte. of Cashewnut & Cocoa Development Ministry of Agriculture Cochin