The farmers of Jawhar and Mokhada in Maharashtra have moved away from producing traditional crops and have now started cultivating strawberry, which is mainly grown in Mahabaleshwar.
- With cultivation of strawberry, Jawhar has earned the tag of being called as mini-Mahabaleshwar.
- The Department of Agriculture of the state government is helping the farmers to cultivate strawberry.
- Strawberry is rich in Vitamin C and iron. Some varieties viz. Olympus, Hood & Shuksan having high flavour and bright red colour are suitable for ice-cream making. Other varieties like Midway, Midland, Cardinal, Hood, Redchief and Beauty are ideal for processing.
- Haryana is the largest producer of strawberry in India followed by the Mizoram.
