Detail:

A time-tested indicator of the nature of a monsoon season by the farmers of Gujarat.The farmers of Choryana Muvada village of Gujarat observe the blooming pattern of Cacti to understand the arrival, nature and duration of the monsoon season. They report that the year in which cactus flowers bloom in bunches, farmers may expect good rains as well as an extra month of monsoon rains. Farmers maintain that this is a time-tested indicator and hence vouch for its reliability.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Farmers of Choryana, Muvada
Agro-Ecological Zone: Western plain, kachchh and part of kathiawar peninsula, hot arid eco-region (2.3)
Address: Choryana, Muvada
District: Gandhinagar
State: Gujarat
PIN Code 382002

Ingredients: Cactus flowers

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