The Department of Horticulture at Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) in Ranchi has started research on the feasibility of growing avocados — a fruit which has gained the tag of a ‘super-food’ owing to its nutritional properties — on Jharkhand soil and planted it seeds on the campus in Kanke.
The Department of Horticulture at Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) in Ranchi has started research on the feasibility of growing avocados — a fruit which has gained the tag of a ‘super-food’ owing to its nutritional properties — on Jharkhand soil and planted it seeds on the campus in Kanke.
According to BAU officials, the soil quality and climatic condition in Jharkhand was conducive for growing avocados. However, large scale cultivation of the fruit was never done in the state due to a lack of research on its feasibility and financial viability, they claimed.
Researchers from BAU also believe that avocados would also generate revenue for the cultivators due to its high demand in the market.
Avocados are a great source of vitamin-C, vitamin-E, vitamin-K, and B-6.
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