Date Palm Status and Perspective in India

Pareek, Sunil

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9707-8_14

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“…India is the largest importer of dates and there is a good potential to increase date production to meet the growing internal demand and tapping the export market. However, like other date producing countries the date palm sector in India is facing several challenges (Pareek, 2015). In India, State Agricultural Universities and ICAR institutes/regional stations viz., Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur; Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner and the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources-Regional Station, Jodhpur, located in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan have an important role to play in strengthening the date palm sector in the country.…”

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“…Though, major date producing countries are in the Northern hemisphere, it is also cultivated in the Southern hemisphere in Namibia, Indonesia, and Australia. India is emerging as a major producer of fresh dates, with new plantations in Gujarat and Rajasthan (Pareek, 2015) and to a limited extent in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh (Shah, 2014)…”

Section: Area Production and Yieldmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In context of the Indian subcontinent, the Veda and Ramayana period refer to the cultivation of date palm (Shah, 2014). In India, cultivation of the date palm goes back to the fourth century BC (Pareek, 2015). During the early eighth century, the subcontinent witnessed the accidental introduction of Arabian dates by foreign invaders in Western India (Blatter, 1926), which increased with the Arab traders (up to 13 th century).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), family Arecaceae or Palmae, is cultivated mostly in the arid regions of the world. The crop has played a significant role in the economy of these countries, provides nutritional security, besides helping to mitigate the adverse effects of desertification and climate change over centuries. Date palm personifies human civilization in the arid countries. It is estimated that there are 150 million date palms worldwide, and 75% of these in the Near East and North Africa region. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the global production of dates has increased from just 1.8 million tons in 1962 to nearly 9.75 million tons in 2022. In India, commercial dates are cultivated mainly in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan which are emerging as major producers of fresh dates. Besides, local and wild dates are abound across the country. Dates are consumed fresh or in dry form and considered a complete food, providing food and nutrition security through a wide range of essential nutrients that have beneficial effects on human health. This article presents an overview of dates on nutrition and human health besides giving an insight on propagation, production, protection, processing, marketing, and associated challenges plaguing the sector.

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Section: Area Production and Yieldmentioning

confidence: 99%