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Erode district is situated in the Western Agro climatic zone. Minimum temperature prevailing is 21°C and maximum temperature is 39°C.
Soil Types:
Loamy soil and clayey soil are the soil types found in the district
Rain Fall:
Season | Rain fall (mm) |
---|---|
Winter | :16.80 |
Summer | :109.50 |
South West monsoon | :238.40 |
North East Monsoon | :287.50 |
Grand Total | :652.20 |
Major Horticulture Crops:
Major horticulture crops cultivated in this district are fruit crops like mango, banana, Sapota, Aonla and papaya, vegetables like tomato, brinjal, bhendi, onion, chillies, tapioca and yam, spices like turmeric, plantation crops like betel vine and cocoa and flowers like tube rose, jasmine and marigold.
Schemes operated:
S.No | Name of the Scheme | Inputs Supplied | Subsidy |
---|---|---|---|
A | State Schemes | ||
1 | Integrated Horticulture Development Scheme | Vegetable Seeds, Planting Materials | 50% |
2 | National Agriculture Development Programme – Precision Farming | Seeds, Fertilizers | 50% |
3 | National Agriculture Development Programme – High Tech Productivity Enhancement Programme | Vegetable Seeds | 50% |
4 | National Agricultural Insurance Scheme | ||
5 | Rainfed Area Development Programme | - | 50% |
B | State and Central Shared Schemes | ||
1 | National Mission on Micro Irrigation | Drip Irrigation components | 75-100% |
C | Centrally Sponsored Schemes | ||
1 | National Mission on Medicinal Plants | - | 20-75% |
State Horticulture Farms:
There are no State Horticulture Farms in the District.
Horticultural crops statistics:
S.No | Name of the Crop | Area | Prodn. | Provty. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FRUITS | 13216 | 384651 | 29.10 |
2 | VEGETABLES | 10044 | 269426 | 26.82 |
3 | PLANTATION CROPS | 16006 | 145707 | 9.10 |
4 | SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 9525 | 50990 | 5.35 |
5 | FLOWERS | 1916 | 9654 | 5.04 |
6 | MEDICINAL & AROMATIC CROPS | 9.26 | 73.87 | 7.98 |
TOTAL | 50718 | 860504 | 16.97 |