Custard Apple Training

Custard Apple Training

Event Date: 2nd Jun 2023

Custard apple farmers in the Beed district, known for their GI-tagged produce Custard apple and crops, are encountering numerous challenges. To address these issues, the district collector, Deepa Mudhol-Munde, posed inquiries about the current obstacles hindering the development of the custard apple value chain. These discussions took place during the "Best Agricultural Practices-custard Apple" training event on June 1, 2023, organized by the Manavlok Center of Excellence under Magnet at Mauje Kalam Amba. Over 250 Sitafruit farmers, accompanied by the Agriculture Department, Revenue Department, Panchayat Samiti, and Processing Entrepreneurs, attended the training program held at Cage. At the event, award-winning farmer Dattatray Jadhav from Udandavadgaon demonstrated crop cultivation techniques and pruning methods. Additionally, Shri Ganesh Patil, the Horticulture Development Officer of Panan, provided information on various schemes under Magnet