Guwahati: Cashew nuts are very beneficial for health. Everyone likes it. But in this era of inflation, it is not so easy to buy it. Because in the market you get it at the price of 800 or 1000 rupees per kg.
Rich people don’t hesitate to buy it but it is difficult for the poor and middle class people to buy it. Perhaps you may not know that cashew nuts, which sell at Rs 1000 per kg, are sold at a very cheap price in a district of India.
You may be surprised to know this, but in this city you will find cashews at the price of potato-onion.
You must be wondering which city?
Yes, the city is Jamtara in Jharkhand. Here, cashew nuts are available for only 30 to 40 rupees per kg. After all, what is the reason for being so cheap? So let us tell you that thousands of tons of cashew are produced every year in Jharkhand. Here women will be seen selling cashew nuts at Rs 20 to 30 per kg on the roadside.
Cashew is cultivated on about 50 acres of land in Nala village of Jamtara. It is called the cashew city of Jharkhand.
The cashew plantation here is not like this anywhere in Jharkhand. There are big gardens and the working people sell it at a very cheap price. The farmers here do not have many facilities to do farming but still the farmers are happy with this farming.
The district administration and forest department have decided to plant about 50,000 cashew saplings this year.
The climate and soil of state is favorable for cashew cultivation.
In 1990, the farmers with the deputy commissioner conducted a ground test with the help of agricultural scientists from Orissa and found that the soil here was better for cashew produce.
After which they started cultivating dry fruits. The forest department planted a cashew plant on a large scale. The plants became trees. Thousands of cashew trees began to appear. And this is how the price of Cashew in the state is cheaper than the other states.