ABSTRACT
Cumin, an Egyptian native, is now grown in most hot regions such as India, North Africa, China, and America. Around 70% of the world’s cumin seed is produced in India. Cumin cultivation is less risky in terms of price fluctuation and more cost-effective in terms of inputs. Cumin production is still heavily influenced by the structure and composition of soil and changes in climatic conditions. Cumin is grown on land with less ideal growing conditions starting from an inadequate high-yield and disease-resistant variety. Some farmers, on the other hand, have a limited understanding of standard agricultural techniques. In remote locations of Patan, India, there is a dearth of farmer training and dissemination programs for cumin cultivation in arid regions. Climatic conditions have played a significant role in the inability to germinate and slow initial growth after sowing. In north Gujarat, India, sowing occurs in late November to early December, which results in yield loss to farmers with low-profit margins. Whereas, in the Saurashtra region of India, high temperatures during the grain filling stage allows cumin to grow early (typically the second fortnight of October), but high temperatures resists cumin leading to poor germination. As the terrain is highly saline and scant water bodies lead to delays in the second irrigation necessary for improved germination, such conditions have made Patan miserable. However, changes in technology and government policy and considerable hard work have laid a foundation for gaining prosperity.
