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Context

• The Centre said it has taken up an innovative method to control pests in cashew gardens developed by a Kerala-based woman farmer for necessary support and incubation activities.

About

• The woman farmer from Kannur district developed an innovative ‘cashew multiples rooting propagation method’ under which multiple roots are generated in a grown up cashew trees, thus improving production per unit of area.
• It also helps in eco-friendly management of stem and root borers, restores productivity, provides strong anchorage against wind damage/cyclonic storms, and extends plantation life without the necessity of replanting.

Significance

• The method has been found to provide anchorage against wind damage/cyclonic storms, and restores cashew trees from severe attack of cashew stem and root borers in a very eco-friendly and cost-effective way.

Trivia

• Cashew cultivation is undertaken in India in around 10.11 lakh hectares, the highest amongst all the cashew growing countries.
• Maharastra is India’s largest Cashew nut producing state.
• Cashew requires average temperature of 16-25 0C and a rainfall of 50-400 cm.
• It flourishes well on poor and rocky soils.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/centre-to-support-incubation-of-new-method-developed-by-kerala-based-farmer-to-control-pests-in-cashew-gardens/amp_articleshow/87261780.cms