Summary:
more-inCashing in on the good demand for curry leaves (karivepaku), most sought-after in the market for their distinct flavour and nutritional benefits, several progressive farmers in Enkoor mandal have been reaping rich dividends by cultivating curry leaves in micro-irrigation mode. Traders from cities like Hyderabad and Vijayawada flock to our village on a regular basis to purchase curry leaves in bulk quantities. “Curry leaf is presently commanding a price of ?17 per kg in the market,” he said, adding that adoption of drip irrigation system proved immensely beneficial in making the cultivation of curry leaves a viable enterprise. Curry leaf has been fetching us remunerative price with the ever-increasing demand for the crop, driven by growing health consciousness among consumers about its multiple health benefits, said J.
Srinivas, a farmer from Imamnagar. “Our enterprising endeavour inspired farmers at Repallevada and Nacharam villages in the mandal and a few other villages in Julurupadu mandal in the adjoining Bhadrachalam-Kothagudem district to switch over to curry leaf cultivation,” he asserted..