Pankaj Oudhia's Blog on Stevia Farming in India

Heat tolerant Stevia varieties are need of the day in Chhattisgarh and Odisha :My Stevia Diary My Stevia Diary by Pankaj Oudhia Severe heat during summer and moderate heat during most of the part of year are curse for Stevia cultivation in Chhattisgarh and Orissa. There is need to screen the suitable Stevia varieties available in different parts of the world. Unfortunately not much work is in progress in this direction. The Agricultural research organizations in these areas have yet not started systematic research on this aspect. Certain private companies are claiming that they have developed new Stevia varieties but without systematic trials and scientific studies they are claiming that these varieties are capable of performing in these areas. It is cheating with the farmers interested in Stevia cultivation. Many farmers when presented me these so-called new varieties I found through initial observations that these are established varieties and private companies are naming i...

Your Question: Is it possible to get 2700 Kg. of Dry Stevia leaves per acre everywhere? Pankaj Oudhia's Reply: No it is not possible everywhere. But it is possible in papers as many such false claims are made by Stevia Mafia active in our country. Like other medicinal crops the yield of Stevia depends on many factors from soil to climate and Agronomical methods. So if you are beginner PLEASE don't believe in such hypothetical data. Indian researchers have conducted multilocational trails and new trials are still on. So, instead of believing the false claims based on fake studies please believe on researchers and their authentic research findings.  You can post your queries on Stevia at this forum.

Since year 2005 we are discussing different aspects of Stevia Globally through Yahoo group Stevia People. You can join this group by visiting this link http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/stevia_people/

In past two months I have saved the hard earnings of over 50 farmers planning to grow Stevia in hundreds of acres. They were purchasing it from a so-called reputed firm of Chhattisgarh. I found the rates very- very high. They claimed about Stevia varieties developed by them. Its just fake claim as there varieties are not evaluated or even known by reputed research organisations like Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur.  The quality of plant material is very poor. The buy back scheme is full of ifs and buts. Not single Technical Hand is available with the firm. From Agronomy to Post Harvest Management they know nothing about it. There are many loop holes. At last but not the least, this firm was involved in infamous Safed Musli scam of India and banks are still taking action for recovery. So, be aware if you are planning to take Stevia from Chhattisgarh.   You can send the queries at pankajoudhia@gmail.com . Please write “Consultation” as subject....

Pankaj Oudhia’s Reply to your Stevia related Queries -12114 Your Question: We are planning for large scale Stevia farming in Central India. The internet search is resulting in lots of confusion. The planting material is available @5-8 Rs. per plant. Many are talking about tissue culture plants whereas some are claiming about self developed Stevia varieties. No one is available for genuine guidance. Agricultural Universities have no information on this new crop. Please guide us regarding planting material. Pankaj Oudhia: Thanks for your message and interest in new crop Stevia. For profitable Stevia farming the cost of planting material must be near 50 paise to 1 Rupee per plant. If it is from tissue culture then price must be lesser than 50 paise per plant. In well established tissue culture plant you can raise Stevia plants at very low cost. It is main advantage of tissue culture technique. It is always good to check whether Stevia grower’s claim is true or not? I visited m...

Agronomical experiments with Stevia rebaudiana: Use of Herbal Solutions. 1. ICD/U based Herbal Solution No.66. Pankaj Oudhia Introductory Note Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich Stevia were the targets. The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical experiments. Let’s hope that this information will encourage the researchers as well as farmers around the world to use these promising Herbal ...

Pankaj Oudhia on Stevia-1501 http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16949540/Pankaj_Oudhia_on_Stevia_1501

Stevia rebaudiana Cav. in India: Important Ingredients of Promising Herbal Solutions beneficial for Organic Farming from Pankaj Oudhia’s Agriculture Database –Part-134 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pankajoudhia/8121279537/in/photostream/ Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about  its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing  knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done  on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I  got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal  solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich  Stevia were the targets.  The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical  experi...

Stevia rebaudiana Cav. in India: Important Ingredients of Promising Herbal Solutions beneficial for Organic Farming from Pankaj Oudhia’s Agriculture Database –Part-133 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pankajoudhia/8121293970/in/photostream/ Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about  its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing  knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done  on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I  got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal  solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich  Stevia were the targets.  The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical  experime...

Stevia rebaudiana Cav. in India: Important Ingredients of Promising Herbal Solutions beneficial for Organic Farming from Pankaj Oudhia’s Agriculture Database –Part-132 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pankajoudhia/8121293002/in/photostream/ Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about  its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing  knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done  on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I  got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal  solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich  Stevia were the targets.  The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical  ...

Stevia rebaudiana Cav. in India: Important Ingredients of Promising Herbal Solutions beneficial for Organic Farming from Pankaj Oudhia’s Agriculture Database –Part-131 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pankajoudhia/8121276293/in/photostream/ Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about  its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing  knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done  on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I  got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal  solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich  Stevia were the targets.  The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical  e...

Stevia rebaudiana Cav. in India: Important Ingredients of Promising Herbal Solutions beneficial for Organic Farming from Pankaj Oudhia’s Agriculture Database –Part-130 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pankajoudhia/8121290960/in/photostream/ Stevia rebaudiana is establishing as promising crop in India but still not much information about  its improved farming is available. Farmers are cultivating it as per their traditional crop growing  knowledge or using literatures given in Internet. It is bare fact that not much work has been done  on different aspects of Stevia cultivation in India. With the help of innovative Stevia growers I  got opportunities to conduct series of experiments on Stevia using hundreds of herbs and herbal  solutions. Ecofriendly pest management, improved crop growth to production of medicinally rich  Stevia were the targets.  The present series is an effort to give preliminary information about these Agronomical ...