Strawberry Farming [UPSC Notes]

Farmers from the Chuktia Bhunjia tribe (a PVTG) in Sunabeda, Odisha (in the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary’s tropical deciduous forest) have successfully cultivated strawberries as part of a government-sponsored programme. Strawberry Farming is in the news for this reason and it is an important topic for UPSC current affairs, especially for the IAS prelims.

Strawberry Farming in News

  • Sunabeda is dominated by the Chuktia Bhunjia tribe. 
  • The Nuapada district administration and the Chuktia Bhunjia Development Agency (CBDA), which was established by the State government in 1994-­95 to work for the tribe’s development, provided them with the necessary training for strawberry farming. 
  • A CBDA team travelled to Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, which produces 80% of India’s strawberries.
  • They discovered that the altitude and climate are similar to those of Sunabeda. Sunabeda’s soil quality is superior. The saplings came from Mahabaleshwar.
  • Sunabeda’s maximum daytime temperature remains around 25 degrees Celsius in winter, and it drops to 10 degrees Celsius at night.

Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary 

  • The Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary is a proposed Tiger Reserve that spans 500 square kilometres. 
  • The sanctuary is home to a diverse range of wildlife thanks to its vast plateau, canyons, and 11 waterfalls. 
  • It also serves as the Jonk River’s catchment area. To facilitate irrigation, a dam has been built on the river.
  • A variety of wildlife can be seen here, including tigers, swamp deer, leopards, gaurs, sloth bears, barking deer, and others.

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Related Links
Agriculture in India National Agricultural Education Policy
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) PM FME
National Agriculture Market (NAM) Mega Food Parks

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