Context: Ropar farmers are cultivating strawberries and earning a good income out of them. Farmers are getting more than ₹3 lakhs of profit from one acre of crop.

About Strawberry Crop:

• The Strawberry crop is sown in October.
• Its plucking starts in mid – January and goes till mid-may.
• Strawberries are rich in Niacin, Potassium, Magnesium, Vitamin C etc.( They are a rich source of micronutrients).

Conditions for farming

• These are temperate crops, even though they can be grown in subtropical conditions.
• They need 8 to 12 hours of sunlight for around 10 days.
• Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani in Maharashtra account for a great chunk of Strawberry production.
• In big cities such as Jalandhar and Chandigarh, they are in high demand and also in high-end hotels, they are supplied.
• Other exotic fruits such as Dragonfruit and Avocado also have a great scope as far as Agricultural diversification in Punjab is concerned.

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