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Namakkal district is situated in the North Western and Western Agro climatic zones. Minimum temperature prevailing is 22°C and maximum temperature is 38°C.
Soil Types:
Loamy soil, Clayey soil, Alluvial soil, Sandy loam, Sandy clay soil and acidic loamy soils are the soil types found in the district
Rain Fall:
Season | Rain fall (mm) |
---|---|
Winter | :4.00 |
Summer | :151.00 |
South West monsoon | :234.00 |
North East Monsoon | :288.00 |
Grand Total | :677.00 |
Major Horticulture Crops:
Major horticulture crops cultivated in this district are fruits crops like mango, banana, pine apple and jack, vegetables like tomato, onion, and tapioca, spices like pepper and turmeric and plantation crops like coffee, areca nut and betel vine.
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 | - | 20-100% |
2 | National Bamboo Mission | - | 50 % |
State Horticulture Farms:
There are two State Horticulture Farms in the District one at Semmedu and the other at Padasolai.
Horticultural crops statistics:
S.No | Name of the Crop | Area | Prodn. | Provty. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FRUITS | 5587 | 104740 | 18.75 |
2 | VEGETABLES | 21495 | 706159 | 32.85 |
3 | PLANTATION CROPS | 13493 | 112919 | 8.11 |
4 | SPICES & CONDIMENTS | 3986 | 16456 | 4.13 |
5 | FLOWERS | 496 | 3272 | 6.60 |
6 | MEDICINAL & AROMATIC CROPS | 150 | 981 | 6.54 |
TOTAL | 45207 | 944528 | 20.89 |