Pomegranate Fruits

# Details
1 Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is one of the commercially important fruit crops of India.
2 It can grow in best the type of soil is deep, heavy loamy soils and soils having a good drainage capacity. It can tolerate alkalinity and salinity to a certain extent. Presence of moisture in soil causes fruit cracking and lower yield.
3 Pomegranate grows well under semi-arid conditions and can be grown upto an altitude of 500 m. above m.s.
4 Fruit is consumed fresh or in the form of juice, jam, squash and syrup.
5 Rainfall requiremen:Pomegranate crop is recommended in a region that receives moderate rainfall of 500-800 mm per year.
6 Pomegranate farming can be very profitable in dry land areas where plenty of sunlight is available.
7 Commercial orchards produce,with proper maintenance 15 to 20 tonnes per hectare.
Projections Per Acre(in INR)

Plants per acre: 1,743

1st year Expenses: 1,743 x 350 = 6,10,050/-. First year Land establishment cost: 1,75,000. And Maintenance Cost: 50,000.

Yearly maintenance: 3,34,020 x 3 years = 10,02,060/-.

Total cash out flow = 18,37,110/-.

Income can start in 3rd year but full yield will be in 20th year.

Estimated Revenue: 1,11,55,200/-.

from 3rd year to 20th year which is 207 times

Prices as per 2019-20 FY

Yield Statistics

  • 3 Years 113 Times
  • 10Years 161 Times
  • 20 Years 189 Times
Cost Benefit Analysis

Cost for 1,743 seedlings = (1,743x Rs.350) = 6,10,050/-. Rupees

Trees will start fruit after a period of 3 years:

Age (Years) Yield (Kgs) REVENUE Income (INR)
3 12Kg 100Rs. 20,91,600/-
5 15Kgs 100Rs. 26,14,500/-.
5 2150Kgs 380Rs. 8,17,000
10 17Kgs 100Rs. 26,63,100/-.
20 20Kgs 100Rs. 34,86,000/-.

Areas of Plantation

  1. Commercial Orchards.
  2. Pomegranate farming can be very profitable in dryland areas where plenty of sunlight is available.
  3. Land is prepared by ploughing, harrowing, leveling and removing weeds.

Few Considerations

  1. Initial maintenance is required for 2 years.
  2. Spraying 0.2% borax 30-40 days before fruit ripening also helps control cracking of fruits.
  3. It needs hot and dry weather in summer and cold and dry weather during winter. However, it cannot tolerate frost.
  4. Return is expected from 3 years.

Positive Confirmations

  1. This amazing fruit contains three times as many antioxidants as either wine or green tea.
  2. They are good in export value.
  3. Pomegranates have anti-viral, and anti-tumor properties, and contain vitamins and minerals including calcium, potassium, zinc, vitamin K, niacin.
  4. It contains Folate,antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E.
  5. These fruits supply iron to the blood, thus helping reduce symptoms of anemia like exhaustion, dizziness, weakness, and hearing loss.

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