Agriculture is the principal source of livelihood for more than 58% of India’s population and contributes 15% to the country’s GDP. Yet it continues to be challenged by several factors such as land fragmentation and land holding patterns..
Karnataka state contributes 20% of India’s Pomegranate production and is mainly grown in North and North East parts of State. It is grown in 15,000ha area with about 1,50,000Mt production with a productivity of 10Mt/ha