Origin and Distribution

Origin and Distribution
    • Sapota is native of tropical America and is believed to have originated in South Mexico or Central America cultivated in West Indies, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Srilanka and India.
    • In India, Sapota cultivation was taken up for the first time in Maharashtra in 1898 in a village named Gholkward. India is considered to be the largest producer of sapota in the world though, Sapota is considered to be a minor crop in India. (65,000 ha + 5.7 lakh tones). Karnataka+ 6000 ha.
    • In India , Sapota is commercially grown in Karnataka ,Gujarat, AP, WB, Maharastra and TN.

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