Ballari district of Karnataka is believed to be the largest producer of Sapota (43506 tonnes) in India. The total fruit production in the country is around 813 lakh tonnes of which the total Sapota production in the country is about 3.87 lakh tonnes.
Horticultural crops are considered to be high value cash crops and provide a good income to the farmers. Scope and Importance of Sapota Cultivation Sapota is also called as Chiku or Chikoo in many places if India. In many other Countries the Sapota tree is cultivated for the extraction of Chicle gum. The cultivation of the Sapota tree in India is majorly done due to the production of fruit, which is famous for its flavour.
This fruit is cultivated widely in Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. In India, the fruit or the tree is commonly called as Chikoo or Sapota. Each region of the world refers to Zapota with a different name and so is in India too. Sapodila is produced in many countries such as Pakistan, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Mexico. It is a long-lived tree that survives only in warm, tropical environments. This is commonly referred to as Sapodilla in many countries. Manikara Zapota is an evergreen tree native to Southern Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Home » Technology » Project Profiles » Agriculture & Food Processing » Sapota Cultivation (CHIKU) Uploaded on : March 2019
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