The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80 percent, and the remainder consists of fiber, protein, and trace elements including boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium and zinc. And currently, Iran is the world’s largest dates producer and exporter.ĭates are great source of a wide range of essential nutrients, and are a very good source of dietary potassium. And the countries of the Middle East and North Africa are the largest dates producers. And there are already many dates orchards established in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.Ĭurrently, total annual world production of dates amounts to 8.5 million metric tons.
In India, currently many people are showing interest in commercial date farming. The trees are generally grown from shoots and the trees begin bearing fruit within 4 to 8 years. And the trees generally require very little maintenance. They are harvested from the palm trees and dried out in the sun and stored for the wintertime when they supply food for a family as well assist herds of camels, goats, and sheep.ĭate palms grow fairly well in high alkaline and salty soil and water. There is archaeological evidence of date farming in Arabia from the 6th millennium BCE.ĭates are actually the biggest oasis and desert cash crop. And it is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.ĭates have been a staple food of the Middle East and the Indus Valley for thousands of years. This palm is widely cultivated across North Africa, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and South Asia. It probably originated from the Fertile Crescent region strading between Egypt and Mesopotamia. It is cultivated for it’s edible sweet fruit.Įxact place of origin of date palm is uncertain, because of long cultivation. Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date or date palm, is actually a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae. And it can be a great business idea for making some extra profits with less work and less investment.
But in India, and some other countries, commercial date farming business is growing day by day. Commercial dates farming is not a too common and popular farming business.
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