About 70 days ago, a farmer from Nashik purchased newly-developed seeds that have been developed by Syngenta India Ltd in Pune. A farmer from Nashik successfully cultivated a new type of hybrid cauliflower using the seeds developed by Pune’s Syngenta, a coloured cauliflower which has been sold out at a whopping worth ₹16 lakh.
Mahendra Nikam, the farmer who purchased these seeds for about ₹40,000, were sowed in his farm at Dabhadi village in Nasik’s Malegaon Taluka. “I have cultivated two types of varieties -Valentino which is purple coloured and Caritina the yellow coloured cauliflower. We are getting high demands in most metro cities due to its uniqueness of the colour and its nutrients,” said Mahendra.
Mahindra also said “The nutrient value of this hybrid cauliflower is very high. The Anthocyanins content gives anti-bacterial and anti-cancer protection quality to the hybrid cauliflower. Vitamin A content is also at a higher range as compared to the normal conventional cauliflower. Also Vitamin A is said to be beneficial for eyesight, protection from flu and skincare.”He also informed that his farm produced 20,000 kg of purple and yellow cauliflowers and spent approximately ₹2 lakh for seeds, irrigation, fertilizers and farm labour.
News & Photo Source : ANI
