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Agri dept to start strawberry cluster in 30 hamlets near Bhimashankar.
Nov 21, 2023

The district agriculture department will establish a strawberry cluster in 30 tribal hamlets near Bhimashankar, some 120km from Pune.
Like Mahabaleshwar, the weather and geographical conditions are suitable here to grow the berry. Hamlets in the backwaters of Dimbe dam have conducive weather conditions to grow them.
Agriculture department officials said that they will impart training to these farmers and the tribal development department will provide grants to cultivate the berries.
 
District agriculture officer Sanjay Kachole told TOI, 'We have collected soil from some villages and will recommend and identify ideally suited based on the results.'
 
This is not the first time that the government has planned such a venture here. A similar scheme launched for tribal hamlets in 2008-2009 found a handful of farmers for it. However, they could not sustain production as government grants and market facilities were lacking, agriculture officials said.
Hiraman Sevale, former Ambegaon tehsil agriculture officer, who encouraged tribal cultivators to cultivate strawberries then, told TOI, 'The temperatures in the hamlets in the backwaters of the dam are less than 20 degrees celsius in winter, suitable for growing strawberries. Some farmers can cultivate them if they get grants and marketing opportunities also.'
 
The only market for the fruit is Bhimashankar where devotees from across the country visit the temple which does not have the potential for huge customers.
 
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