Government of India
Success Story under RKVY
Sr. No.
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Points to be consider
Title (Shoud be precise and attractive)
Reply
Tissue Culture Date Palm
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Category (Horticulture and Project Name also)
Horticulture and Area expansion of Dates through Tissue culture raised plants
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Challenge (Problem, Issue or Challenge ) It shoud be 150 to
200 words
The price of plant of Tissue culture date Palm is high and availability is Limited Because more
number of Tissue Date Plants have been importing from other Countries.
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Initiatives (What activities under RKVY have done to solve that Under RKVY scheme providing a better information regarding a newer technology of horticultural
above challenge) It shoud be 300 to 350 words
Crop cultivation by specialist and providing a better subsidy through under different projects.
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Key Result/Insight / Interesting Fact (What are the activity
which increased
income/employment/production/benefits/infrastructure
development. It shoud be 150 to 200 words
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The benefits of this to farmers getting information about the new technology and incresing product
quality and quantity through cultivating the tissue culture Dates and at the last its incresing their
product values and finally they are getting more profit from the tissue culture datepalm cultivation.
from this benefit to farmers it increases ultimately the national income by exporting Fresh Dates to
other Countries.
Impects (Short summary of actual change) It shoud be 150 to The major impacts of this schemes is that farmers getting information about Tissue Date and Its
200 words
cultivation practices and getting good benefits of Tissue Date gowing and also incresing their
income by producing A One quality Fresh Dates and Selling them at Higher Price.
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Lessons learned (What you learn, what was difficulty, how to
overcome etc) It shoud be 100 to 150 words
The thing should be learned from this is adopting the Tissue Date Palm and the problems faced is
that about the high cost of Pant and its availability and ThePollination Problem its overcome
through providing a subsidy to farmers and necessary information about Tissue Culture Date Palm
and its Production by conducting seminar with help of israil Date expert.
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Supporting Quotes and Images (3 to 4 quotes of 50 words
each from differnet people, Quality photographs at least 3 to
5. with a 10 to 20 words caption)
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Additional Information (Links to supporting materials and
detail about that person, also add additional information
which you want to add)
Farmers Name: Rahul Pravinbhai Shah (Gala)
Village:Ratnal, Taluka: : Anjar
Dist:Kutch
Survey No.:
Khata No.
Farmers Age: 45
Education Qualification:
M.Sc. (Horti.) crop: Date Palm
Variety: Barhee
Caste: General
Gender:
Male Total Land holding (ha): 25 Acre
Cultivation of Horti.Crop(ha): 25 Acre
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Check List (As per Formate reply Yes or Not in respective
question which is almost 10))
yes
Deputy Director of Horticulture , Kutch District