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WELCOME TO THE COUNTRY OF THE GREEN GOLDMINE
Endowed with diverse species of plants and animals, India is
one of the eight centres of origin of plants. Besides, important
food crops it has 190 species of fruit, vegetables and spices,
more than 1,200 species of medicinal and aromatic plants which
are of great significance to indigenous health systems. It has
immense economic potential value for cosmetic and pharmaceutical
industry. India occupies a pre-eminent position with respect
to animal genetic resources with 26 breeds of cattle, 8 breeds
of buffalo, 42 breeds of sheep, 20 of goats, 8 of camel, 6 of
horse, 4 of pigs and 18 breeds of poultry along with species
like Mithun, Yak, Gees and Ducks. It gave Rice, Sugarcane, Mango
and many spices to the world.
It has the world's largest gene bank with more than 150,000
samples of germplasm conserved. It has the capacity of housing
more than a million samples.
India has the distinction of developing a hybrid for the first
time in the world in crops like sorghum, pearl millet, cotton,
castor and pigeon pea. Area wise India is the largest grower
in the world of oilseed with more than 20 million hectares under
the crop. India has a wide range of crops and crop growing situations
not met with anywhere in the world. More than 50 improved varieties
with pest-resistance, earliness and higher oil content have
been evolved. Most of these varieties have given 2 to 3 fold
increases in yield.
India, having an extensive coastline of 8,060 km has access
to a wide variety of tropical marine resources. Being one of
the largest shrimp exporters in the world, India is poised to
become a major force in the international fishery market.
India is an agricultural nation and agriculture is the most
important sector in India. Government of India has initiated
number of steps to boost the agribusiness. We have now been
able to establish our presence in the world market through update
with the new techniques and farming methods, latest equipment
and packing and transporting systems. Come and see the Goldmine.
 Have
a look at our network website: indiafarmtours.com
for farm tours in india
We are also the founder member of International organisation
called AGRICULTURAL
TOUR OPERATORS INTERNATIONAL (ATOI).
E-mail Us
for us to help you plan a agriculture tour in India or Write
to us...
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