MUZAFFARPUR: South India is opening up to the taste of Bihar’s luscious Shahi litchis, courtesy, scientists of the National Research Centre on Litchi (NRCL), Muzaffarpur(Bihar). In Bihar, Shahi litchi is grown only in some specific area of north Bihar. In the northern states, litchi fruits mature in the months of May and June. Now, we are planning to add 25,000 more saplings to get more areas under litchi cultivation,” said Nath. Yet, litchi cultivation had enthused a huge number of cultivators down south and there was now real potential for off season litchi harvests, which would help in crop diversification and also enhance incomes of farmers deep south, said Nath.

Source: Hindustan Times January 15, 2017 05:07 UTC