The Hindu Business Line : 3-day seminar on gooseberry prospects

The event organised jointly by the Aonla Growers Association of India (Tamil Nadu), National Horticultural Board, Directorate of Horticulture, Gandhinagar and Gujarat Bagayat Vikas Parishad aims to chalk out a roadmap to face the emerging challenges in the cultivation of this fruit-bearing crop.

According to the growers, there is no accurate statistics on the area and production of this crop, but the Aonla Growers Association has estimated the area at 60,000 hectares and annual production at 1.85 lakh tonnes.

Speaking to Business Line, Mr Sreekant S. Mehta, President, Aonla Growers Association, said the area under this crop had swelled to over 20,000 acres in Tamil Nadu alone.

"The growers here are able to generate a gross income of about Rs 50 crore at present and this is likely to double very soon because the fruiting is extended and the area expanding rapidly."

The plant bears fruit for about 4 months in the North but Amla is available almost round the year in the South.

"Value additions to farm produce are rising by the day, considering its medicinal and therapeutic use. More than 160 products are made from gooseberry," he said

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