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“Farmers and husbandman groups indispensable absorption connected worth summation and packaging of bananas successful a mode that extends their support beingness for astatine slightest a week to gain higher profits. The Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC) is providing the required exertion and fiscal assistance for packaging, grading, and marketing. Farmers should marque bully usage of these opportunities,” said C.N. Shivaprakash, Managing Director, KAPPEC.
Inaugurating a two-day Banana Festival successful Mysuru connected Saturday, Mr. Shivaprakash said that determination is simply a immense request for bananas successful different States. Farmers should organise themselves to merchantability bananas straight successful specified markets, helium stated, portion adding that KAPPEC is acceptable to supply fiscal assistance of up to ₹15 lakh to farmers to commencement immoderate agri-based enterprise.
The Banana Festival, jointly organised by Sahaja Samrudha, Keystone Foundation, and Using Diversity successful collaboration with Abhay Natural Foods and Kisan Bandi, was inaugurated astatine the Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry present to beforehand the diverseness of indigenous banana varieties and showcase their relation successful agriculture and nutrient traditions.
Releasing a leaflet connected banana diversity, neurologist Sushrutha Gowda said, “Bananas person respective health-promoting properties. Rich successful fibre, regular depletion of bananas improves digestion and relieves constipation. Being precocious successful potassium, bananas assistance power humor unit and forestall heart-related diseases. Bananas play a captious relation successful carnal growth. There is simply a request for probe and promotion of the medicinal worth of divers banana varieties.”
Gnanesh B.N. from ICAR–JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra said, “Efforts are nether mode to revive the celebrated Nanjangud Rasabale assortment from Mysuru region. Soon, consumers volition beryllium capable to get Rasabale regularly.”
Banana conservator Ravishankar B.P. from Hudur, Kodagu, said, “I person been conserving astir 40 banana varieties from the Kodagu region, including Finger Banana and Madarangi. Market entree is indispensable for specified uncommon varieties, and this lawsuit opens up caller possibilities.”
Sumathi, CEO of Organic Kisan Bandi, said, “Kisan Bandi delivers people grown bananas, vegetables, and fruits straight to customers’ doorsteps. Mysuru residents should instrumentality vantage of this initiative.”
In his invited address, G. Krishna Prasad, Director of Sahaja Samrudha, said, “India is the birthplace of bananas, location to hundreds of varieties. With the accomplishment of modern hybrids, autochthonal banana varieties are being sidelined. This just is being held to revive and popularise them.”
Over a 100 banana varieties are connected show astatine the two-day festival, including Madarangi, Chandra Bale, Sahasra Bale, Matti Bale, Blue Java, Pooja Bale, Kamala Red Banana, Changadali, Kari Bale, Rasabale, Chiralu Bale, and Chingam, drafting the attraction of visitors.
Suckers and saplings of Nanjangud Rasabale, Elakki, Nendra, Pachchabale, Poovan, and different uncommon varieties are disposable for sale. Prasad Ram Hegde from Sirsi has exhibited much than 30 varieties, including the Namaste Banana and the awesome 8-foot-long Sahasra Banana, which impressed the crowd.
Visitors are enjoying a scope of banana-based dishes specified arsenic banana bajji, sekarane, jamoon, fries, banana masala dosa, banana buns, banana vada, banana rasayana, and banana rotti meals.
