FARMING
MSAMB has 150 Acres of land at Talegaon Dabhade,
near Pune, which is being used for training and demonstration
purpose. This land is divided into two farms known as Main Farm
and Gillbill Patti. The details of these two farms are as follows.
| Cultivable Area |
31 Acre |
24 Acre |
55 Acre |
| Uncultivable Area |
27 Acre |
8 Acre |
35 Acre |
| Area Under Lake |
42 Acre |
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42 Acre |
| Area Under HTC Project |
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18 Acre |
18 Acre |
|
Total Area |
100 Acre |
50 Acre |
150 Acre |
Main Farm
The total area under main farm is 100 acre, out
of which 42 acre is under natural lake, which is used for acqua
culture and irrigation. In 31 acre cultivable area, main crops
grown are sugarcane and Nursury.
Gillbill Patti
The total area under Gillbill Patti farm is 50
acre, out of which 18 acres is under international Horticulture
Training Center. 23 Acres under horticultural crops, viz, 10 acre
Guava, 2 acre Sapota, 8 acre Mango, 1 acre Aonla, 1 acre Coconut,
1acre Tamarind are planted.
Government Nursury
Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board has started
Govt. Nursury for fruit crops st Talegaon to get quality planting
in reasonable rate for the growers.
| Mango |
Alphanso & Keshar |
| Coconut |
Banawali |
| Guava |
Sardar |
| Chiku |
Kalipatti |
| Awala |
N-7 |
| Tamarind |
Pratishthan |
| Custard Apple |
Balanagar |
| Fig |
Poona fig |
| Teak |
- |
| Curry leaves |
Local |
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