Pomegranate cultivation in south india

[kavinkumars]

Hi,
I am curious to know about cultivation of Pomogranate in my piece of 3 Acres land. Till noW I was just using it ro raise Millets. as it was not giving me much commercial advantage I am thinking to start Pomogranate cultivbation. Could any one suggest me with details of cost involved, infrastructure required & per Acre fruit import etc. If possible I would like to visit the premises (around Tamilnadu) before starting up the project. Pls leave your contacts and share practical experiences & thanks in advance.

 

[executivedirectoraci]

Pomegranate is going to the most profitable crop in India. And it can adopt in wide range agro-climatic condition.

For 1 acre plantation fixed cost will be 180,000/ (one lac eighty thousand). Maintenance during 2nd, 3rd year is about 75,000 /year/ acre. you can get profit in 4 th year. During the gestation period within 4 years you can run minus profit. after 5th year onward s your will be generated profit 3.5lac per year.

During this gestation period you can cultivate leguminous crop in between the row. Therefore, you can generate profit during this gestation period & it also helpful for nitrogen fixing in your pomegranate plants. Spacing for pomegranate is generally 3mx3m and plant population would be 444.

Before going to start the pomegranate plantation please send me your detail Agro- climatic condition of your zone and soil testing report.