Hi,
I am looking to cultivate papaya preferably (red lady or similar) in West Bengal.
I am in search of seeds and expertise on papaya cultivation. I am also very keen in knowing the best seed suppliers and what are my selling options in large scale other than the local market. Any information on these will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Ropan
+91 9051395444
Red lady or Taiwan 786 papaya variety developed by a Taiwan based seed company . Imported seed costs ₹3 lac + per kg for approx 50,000 seeds .
Fruits are short ,oblong on female plants , and bisexual plants produces rather long shaped fruits ,weighing 1.0-1.5 kg .Flesh is thick , red and having 13% sugar content .
It's now grown by many farmers because of it's tolerance to ring spot virus .
Indian papaya varieties are
IIHR (39,54)
Ranchi
Solo
Washington
CO ( 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)
PUSA( Dwarf, Giant , Majesty , Delicious )
Coorg Honey Dew etc .
Some of the value addition of papaya are -
From green leaves : Tea
From raw papaya : Papain ,Tutty- Frutty ( candy )
From ripe fruit : Pulp , Jam,Jelly,Squash ,Soft drink , Dehydrated fruit , Fruit leather , Fruit bar etc.
From dry biomass of the plant : Handmade paper
First decide whether you want to sell raw fruits as vegetable and half ripen ones as fruit to whole sellers or exporters or go for value addition of your own .
Current wholesale rate of raw papaya in Kolkata is ₹ 5-6/ kg , Half ripen ₹ 6-8/ kg ( ex location )
Exporters procurement rate : ₹8-9/ kg ex location ( min load 20 MT & graded )
For value addition different varieties are cultivated .
Papaya cultivation can be organic with Indian variety , mono cropped or inter cropped with any variety .
Approx project cost ( per acre with farm workers involvement ) :₹ 1.2-1.5 lac
