| Q: |
Is rain water
sufficient for the production of Drumsticks ?
What type of land is required for the same ? |
| A: |
If the production of the drumsticks
has to be done on rainwater, the land has to be medium
or high quality. Since drumsticks need ample water for
atleast first year and medium as well as high quality
land can retain water for longer time.
Coimbator-1 variety can give yield under
such circumstances. The yield can be started during 12
to 13th month with production of 5 kg to 10 kg Drumsticks
per plant. Hence yearly production of the same will be
15 to 30 quintal. |
| Q: |
Is it possible to have
production of drumsticks on garden land ? |
| A: |
It is very well
possible to have production of drumsticks on garden land
with adequate water and appropriate fertilizers as well
as pesticides and insecticides. After one year, each plant
yields around 200 to 400 drumsticks in each season. |
| Q: |
Where is the market for
drumsticks in India ? |
| A: |
There is ample
market for drumsticks in metro cities like Hyderabad,
Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Surat and others. Drumsticks has
demand in Rajasthan also. |
| Q: |
Is export market available
for drumsticks ? |
| A: |
Drumsticks has
highest demand in Singapore. Since the Drumsticks has
antibiotic such as Penicillin it has much more demand
in countries like England, Japan, Canada, Bangkok, Doha,
Dubai, Baharen, Muskat, Daman etc. |
| Q: |
Can the drumsticks be processed
? |
| A: |
The seeds from drumsticks
are dried and then the oil is extracted from them. It
is named as Ben Oil. It can be used as lubricant in Electronic
devices. Thus it has demand all over world. |
