Dccd.gov.in
- Title
- Home | Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India
- Meta Description
- The Directorate of Cashewnut & Cocoa Development (DCCD) is a national agency primarily engaged in the overall development of Cashew and Cocoa in India, Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) a native of Eastern Brazil introduced to Indiaby the Portuguese nearly five centuries back. The nuts, apple and other by products of this crop are of commercial importance, Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) a native of Amazon base of South America got its entry into India in the early half of the twentieth century. Cocoa beans is the primary raw material for confectioneries, beverages, chocolates and other edible products
- Meta Keywords
- Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development, DCCD, national agency, India, Kochi, Cochin, Anacardium occidentale L., Anacardiacea, Theobroma cacao L., plantation crop, nuts, apple, confectioneries, beverages, chocolates, Nursery Management, scion sticks, ministry of agriculture, farmers welfare, cultivation, processing, NHM, Cashew Production Technologies, weeding, mulching, pruning, training, irrigation, intercropping, plant protection, Helopeltis antonii s., Tea mosquito bug, Placaederus ferrugineus L., Stem and root borer, raw cashewnuts, Varieties of Cashew, Madakkathara- 1, Kanaka, H1588, Dhana, H-1608, Amrutha, H-1597, Priyanka, H-1591, Madakkathara -2, NDR-2-1, K-22-1, Vengurla-1, Vengurla-6, Vengurla-7, Hybrid, BPP-4, BPP-6, BPP-8, H2/16, VRI (Cw)H1, Vridhachalam-3, M 26/2, Ullal-1, Ullal-2, Ullal-3, Ullal-4, Chintamani-1, UN-50, NRCC-2, Jhargram-1, Bhubaneswar-1, Goa-1, Processing of cashewnut, Drum roasting, oil bath roasting, Steam roasting, orchard level processing ...
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