04 Jul Economics of Kinnow fruit Production
किन्नू फल उत्पादन का अर्थशास्त्र Kinnow Fruit Fruits play an important role in the agricultural economy of India. Fruits are rich source of vitamins and have very high nutritional value. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended that a balance diet should contain 85 gm of fruits per capita per day, but the availability of fruits per capita in India is only 48 gm per day as compared to 276 gm in U.K., 180 gm in Australia and 131 gm in Philippines. Citrus occupies a place of importance in the fruit wealth and economy of the country. Demand for citrus fruits and their products have increased and it is likely to go up further because of increased nutritional awareness. Kinnow was introduced in North India during 1947. It is hybrid of king and willow leaf mandarin (Citrus nobilis Lour X Citrus deliciosa Tan.). The fruits are medium sized with thin, tight and orange coloured skin. It is more convenient to grow kinnow in frost prone, dry and arid areas, with the help of less irrigation, as compared to sweet orange. It is very rich in vitamin 'C', sugars and in addition to this it is also contain vitamin 'A', vitamin 'B' and vitamin 'K'. India earns sizeable amount of foreign exchange by exporting kinnow...