Pomegranate Fruit Cracking in Dryland Farming

In India, livelihood security of 70% of the farming community is dependent on success or failure of crops in drylands. Pomegranate is one of the most suitable horticultural crops that promises sustainable livelihood security in these regions due to its very high return on investment (ROI), and good performance in dryland areas with very low requirement of irrigation. Pomegranate fruits are in great demand in the domestic as well as export market.