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Kanyakumari district is situated in the High rain fall Agro climatic zone. Minimum temperature prevailing is 24°C and maximum temperature is 34°C.
Soil Types:
Loamy soil, Black soil, alluvial soil, sandy loam, acidic loam and Theri soils are the soil types found in the district
Rain Fall:
Season | Rain fall (mm) |
---|---|
Winter | :50.30 |
Summer | :317.70 |
South West monsoon | :551.70 |
North East Monsoon | :523.30 |
Grand Total | :1443.00 |
Major Horticulture Crops:
Major horticulture crops cultivated in this district are fruit crops like mango, banana, jack and aonla, vegetables like tomato, brinjal, bhendi and tapioca, spices and condiments like pepper, clove and nutmeg, plantation crops like areca nut and cashew and flowers like jasmine, pitchi and crossandra. Its unique climate favours production of off- season mangoes.
Schemes operated:
S.No | Name of the Scheme | Inputs Supplied | Subsidy |
---|---|---|---|
A | State Schemes | ||
1 | Integrated Horticulture Development Scheme | Seeds, Planting Materials | 50% |
2 | National Agricultural Insurance Scheme | - | - |
3 | Rainfed Area Development Programme | Development of water resources,Equipments for water lifting | 75% 50% |
B | State and Central Shared Schemes | ||
1 | National Horticulture Mission | Seeds, Planting Materials | 50-75% |
2 | National Mission on Micro Irrigation | Drip Irrigation components | 75-100% |
C | Centrally Sponsored Schemes | ||
1 | National Mission on Medicinal Plants | - | 20-75% |
2 | National Bamboo Mission | - | 50% |
State Horticulture Farms:
There are two State Horticulture Farms in the District, one at Pechiparai and the other at Kanyakumari.
Horticultural crops statistics:
S.No | Name of the Crop | Area | Prodn. | Provty. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FRUITS | 7256 | 194338 | 26.78 |
2 | VEGETABLES | 1415 | 76387 | 53.98 |
3 | PLANTATION CROPS | 53248 | 403168 | 7.57 |
4 | SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 1280 | 5057 | 3.95 |
5 | FLOWERS | 125 | 3192 | 25.34 |
6 | MEDICINAL & AROMATIC CROPS | 50.00 | 695 | 13.90 |
TOTAL | 63376 | 682839 | 10.77 |