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Grape cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is promising.

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Title Grape cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is promising.
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Creator Sharmistha Naik, R.G. Somkuwar, A.K. Sharma and S.D. Sawant
 
Subject Grape cultivation, Himachal Pradesh, Survey
 
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Vast areas of Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh fall under dry temperature high hills and are aptly suitable for grape cultivation. In these areas, farmers grow grapevine in their backyards, on bunds of fields and on road side. They do not apply fertilizers, agro-chemicals, pesticides and no pruning and training is followed. Simply, the grapevines are allowed to climb on field/roadside trees. Thus grape production in Kinnaur is organic by default without much pressure on cultivable land. Due to lack of infrastructure for producing and post-production handling of wines, grapes produced in Kinnaur district are mainly used for preparing traditional fermented and distilled beverage known as Angoori. This beverage is being distilled and consumed for centuries in the area without any casualty due to liquor poisoning and as a result farmers in Kinnaur have been permitted by the Government of Himachal Pradesh to distill certain quantity of Angoori for their personal consumption. Traditional indigenous fermentation practiced in the region is low cost, less labour intensive and raw material is locally and easily available. These fermented products have a potential to grow into a small or medium size industry, if scientific, technological and infrastructural support is extended to the existing folk technologies / practices. This would also supplement Indian wine industry for diversifying its product range.
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Date 2017-05-30T09:47:26Z
2017-05-30T09:47:26Z
2016-05-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Sharmistha Naik, R.G. Somkuwar, A.K. Sharma and S.D. Sawant. 2016. Grape cultivation in Himachal Pradesh is promising. Indian Horticulture 61(3):30-33.
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