stevia cultivation
dear sirs
i am intrested in cultivation of stevia.my place is 18 kms before pondicherry on dindivanam-pondicherry road in tamil nadu(15kms from sea shore).first i want to try for 1/4th to 1/2 an acre and then scale up.my place is red soil,with slight acidity,temp 30C to 40C.
I can go for shadenet and microsprinklers.kindly inform me on
1) if stevia can be cultivated here
2) labour required for cultivation in 1/2 acres(how many men/ how many women)
3) cost of saplings
4) total cultivation costs (with split up) for the first 6 years
5) pests and fungal diseases
6) do you have consultants in the south who can visit my farm and give guidance
7) do you have buy back schemes(contract farming)
kindly reply at the earliest,
yours faithfully
R.krishnaraj
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