Volume-II, Issue-II, November 2025
Novel Insights A Peer-Reviewed Quarterly Multidisciplinary Research Journal |
Volume-II, Issue-II, November 2025 |
Horticulture: New Ideas in Alternative Agricultural system in Bankura's Agricultural Economy Sathi Mandal, Research Scholar, History Department, Bankura University, Bankura, West Bengal, India Email: sathi1993mandal@gmail.com |
Received: 25.11.2025 | Accepted: 28.11.2025 | Published Online: 30.11.2025 |
Page No: 153-162 | DOI: 10.69655/novelinsights.vol.2.issue.02W.050 | |
Abstract | ||
Due to the rough soil of Bankura, the amount of fallow land here is relatively high. For this reason, the state government had taken up a plan to cultivate the fallow land through fruit cultivation. Bankura was an important district among the five districts of the state that were selected under the Horticulture Development in Paschimanchal Districts project. In the first phase, lands in the western and southwestern parts of the district were selected for the development of gardens. Many mango orchards are established in different places in Bankura. For example, Lipidiri in Ranibandh block, Jhariakocha in Hirbandh block, etc. The National Horticulture Department is the main initiator of the creation of orchards in Bankura. Its main office is currently in Taldangra. The fruit cultivation research that has gained the most fame at Taldangra Horticulture Farm is grapes. Apart from different types of mangoes and grapes, there are various types of fruit trees here. Along with fruit cultivation, the Bankura Horticulture Department has also given importance to flower and vegetable cultivation. Nowadays, various new vegetables are grown in Bankura. Many people have benefited economically from fruit cultivation. For example, the main source of income for the people of Lipidiri village in Ranibandh block is the mango orchard there. In addition, after the establishment of mango orchards in Jhariakocha of Hirbandh block and Nadupara of Khatra block, the financial condition of the people there has improved a lot compared to the previous one. Thus, horticulture has given the farmers a new avenue of alternative agriculture. Keywords: Horticulture of Bankura, Taldangra Horticulture Office, Mango Orchard, Alternative Agriculture System, Horticulture Development in Paschimanchal Districts. | ||