doubling farmers income in india with the help of pineapple farming

1. Submitted by:-
Raj Kumar
I.D. No. 14108
Submitted to:-
Prof. O P Mishra
Prof. B Jirli

2. INTRODUCTION
• The pineapple is a tropical and subtropical fruit .
• Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is one of the commercially important fruit crops of
India.
• Total annual world production is estimated at 14.6 MT of fruits.
• India is the 5th largest producer of pineapple with an annual output of about 1.2 MT.
Origin:- Brazil.

3. S.NO Parameters Pineapple Marigold
1 Botanical Name Ananas comosus Tagetes erecta L.
2 Family Bromliads Asteracae
3 Origin Brazil France
4 Crop type Tropical & subtropical Tropical & subtropical
5 Temperature 22-32°c 15-29°c
6 Soil Sandy loam Sandy loam
7 Ph 5.5 to 6.0 6.5-7.5
8 Rainfall 100-150 Cm 100-150 Cm
9 Relative Humidity 40-70 % 40-70 %
10 Indian Scenario N-E N-E

4. 11 Varities Giant Kew Apricot
12 Planting material Crown Seeds
13 Planting season Early rains & winter Throughout year
14 Crop duration 12-18 months 2.5 months
15 Spacing 45×60 Cm 30×30 Cm
16 Planting method Trench Ridge
17 Irrigation 8-12 When needed
18 Manures &
fertilizers
45:90:75
19 Interculture 3-4 When needed
20 Plant protection Mealy Bug Beetles & weevils
21 Harvesting July - August 75-80 DAS
22 Yield (tonnes/ha) 40-50 8-18
Source:- Journal of Nematology;The Society of Nematologists

5. Indian Scenario
• The major pineapple producing states in India are Assam,
West Bengal, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal
Pradesh, Kerala and Bihar.
Soil
• Slightly acidic soil with pH range of 5.5 to 6.0 is considered optimum for pineapple
cultivation.
Climate
• The optimum temperature required for successful cultivation is 220-320 C.
Varieties
• The most popular commercial pineapple variety in India is Giant Kew.
• Other important varities: Queen, Kew, Mauritius, Charlotte, Jaldhup, Desi, etc.

6. Planting Material
• Pineapple can be propagated by sucker, slip
and crown, But Marigold by seeds.

7. Planting
• The best time of planting pineapple is early rains or early winter.
• Suckers should be planted at 10 - 15cm depth.
• About 500g FYM or cow dung is to be added to the soil of each hole.
Planting method
• Four different planting systems viz. flat-bed, furrow, contour and trench
are followed.
Irrigation
• About 8 to 12 light irrigations during winter and summer months are
beneficial.
Manures and fertilizes
• Pineapple requires abundant supply of Nitrogen and Potash.
• Manuring should be done in 2-3 equal doses every year, once at the onset
of monsoon and again at the end of the rainy season.
• The fertilizers doses recommended for obtaining higher yield are 10g N,
5gP2O5 and 10g K20 per plant in addition to 500g FYM .

8. Interculture
• Weeding should be done at least 3-4 times a year.
• Chemical weedicides like Bromacil @3kg and Diuron @ 2kg
per ha are used.
• Before the new weeds emerge, a second spraying @ 1.5kg per ha
after 15 days is necessary.
Plant protection
• No serious pest or disease of pineapple is prevalent in India. However,
Mealy bug and Heart rot are important pest and disease respectively.
Mealy bug Heart rot Weevil

9. Harvesting
• Fruits are mainly harvested during July-August.
• Spray of parachlorophenoxyacetic acid 10 days before harvest
reduces physiological breakdown during transport and storage.
• Harvesting for local markets should be done at full maturity stage and
for distance markets at 75-80% maturity stage.
• Pineapple fruits should be allowed to grow on the plant as late as
possible for development of good flavour and colour on ripening.

10. S.No Component Proposed Expenditure
Pomegranate African Marigold
1. Cost of planting material 13000 10000
Manures & Fertilizers 10000 -
Insectides & pesticides 2000 -
Cost of Labour 4730 -
Others , if any, (Power
Charges)
3600 -
Total 33,330 -
2. Irrigation -
Tubewell/ Submersible
pump
40000 -
Drip/Sprinkler Irrigation 20000 -
Total 60000 -

11. 3. Infrastructure
Store & Pump House 15000 -
Labour Room 5000 -
Agricultural Equipments 5000 -
Total 25,000 -
4. Land Development
Soil Leveling 2100 -
Fencing 29,580 -
Total 31,680 -
Grand Total 1,50,000 10,000
*per acreSource:- nhb.gov.in / agritech.tnau.ac.in

12. • The yield from a plant population of 35000 - 40000 per ha is about 40-50
tonnes and that from a plant population of 43000-50000 per ha normally
varies from 50 to 60 tonnes.
• Yield of 60-70 t/ha is possible with still higher population of about 63000 per
ha.
Rate of pineapple = Rs.2000/q
Rate of marigold = Rs.25/kg
Total Cost of cultivation =Rs. 375000+10000
=Rs. 385000
Total Income = Rs.(500×2000) +(25 ×10000)
= Rs.12,50,000
Net Return = Rs.(1250000- 385000)
= Rs.8,65,000

13. S.No. Parameters Kishanganj Varanasi Standard
parameters
1. Temperature(°c) 20-31 16-32 22-32
2. Rainfall (mm) 1891 1081.7 1000-1500
3. R.H (%) 49 59 40-70
4. Soil Loamy Sandy Loam Sandy loam
Conclusion :- As there is no climatic variation in above two district , So we
can grow pineapple in both places unless there is no extreme condition .

14. Source:-http://kvkkishanganj.com