A bio-diversified, sustainable and eco-friendly system has been evolved by Dr. Soham Pandya. The productivity of such land is 2.5 times more than the mono cultured system. During survey number of tuber bearing plant species has been identified (as listed below) and some of them are being incorporated in mainstream market through technology and management inputs in production processing and marketing.
The novel system designed is
gainful to SHG who wants to undertake cultivation, processing marketing in the
villages. The yield of some tuber is 30 Tons per hectare & after marketing
at fair price it gives handsome returns.
The management package is
developed at six different places for demonstration.
01 Abrus precatorius (Gunj)
Masticator, Expectorant
02 Amorphophallus campanulatus
(Suran) Vegetable, Pickle, Sweet
03 Asparagus racemosus
(Shatavari) Powder, Kalp, Massage Oil
04 Chlorophytum tuberosum (Safed
Musli) Tonic
05 Costus speciosus (Keu Kand)
Purgative powder
06 Curculigo orchioides (Kali
Musli) Tonic powder, Purgative
07 Curcuma longa (Haldi) Turmeric
powder, Curcumin
08 Cyperus rotundus (Nagarmotha)
Aromatic oil / Mats of leaves
09 Dioscorea alata (Ratalu)
Powder, Pickle, Sweets
10 Dioscorea bulbiferra (Matalu)
Pickles
11 Gloriosa superba (Kallavi)
Massage oil, Colchicin drug,
12 Hemidesmus indicus
(Anantamula) Powder used in tea
13 Momordica dioica (Kartoli)
Vegetable fruits
14 Pueraria tuberosa (Bhui
kohala) Fodder, Sweet preparation
15 Urginea indica (Jangali Kanda)
Medicine and adhesive
16 Zingiber officinal (Adrak)
Spice, Flavored oil
17 Other wild starchy tubers
Source fuel
A system approach and its
potentials has been worked out for selected species and transferred to
interested entrepreneurs. CSV trained about 1,000 tribal, neo-entrepreneurs and
entrepreneurs through various training program.
