Avocado farming in Rwanda (Strategy document pdf)

You can download the pdf for free. Click here. Executive Summary In this report I have shared why Avocado farming can prove to be a profitable business option for farmers…

10 Problems you won’t see coming as an Avocado Farmer in India

In this blog post, I’ve shared 10 problems I’ve faced over the last six years. These can happen to you as well. Knowing about them in advance will help you…

6 Habits of highly effective avocado farmers

From my perspective, avocado farmers fall into three distinct categories: intensive, average, and passive producers. Those who invest more time and attention in their farms inevitably see higher returns. I…

3 Fertigation Mistakes That Are Harming Your Avocado Yields (and How to Fix Them Using Israeli Techniques)

Introduction Over the past few years, I’ve personally spoken to hundreds of avocado farmers across India. Thanks to my videos and field demonstrations, many have perfected the planting technique. However,…

New Bio-control Agent for Post Harvest Anthracnose Management

Namaste everyone, Introduction I believe Anthracnose will turn out to be a severe problem in India for avocado farmers, and more importantly for traders as well. Anthracnose is one of the…

How to manage Anthracnose in Avocado orchards in India?

The fruit I am holding in my hand is a Pinkerton affected by Anthracnose. This is a picture from my last year’s harvest. Pink spores appeared after the ripening. It…

How to achieve 5:3:5 ratio of NPK fertilizer for Avocado farming in India?

I have made an attempt in this blog post to get you started with water soluble NPK application. Available NPK in soil is different for each avocado farm in India.…

Commercial avocado rootstocks suitable for India

Contents Dganya 117-Seedling Dganya 189-Seedling Ashdot 17-Seedling Fairchild-Seedling Tziffrin 99-Seedling Zutano-Seedling Day-Seedling Duke 7-Clonal Dusa-Clonal Bounty-Clonal Rootstocks Avocado rootstocks were thoroughly reviewed by BenYa’acov and Michelson (1995). The major attributes…