Rajat Bodo, picking the fruits of generations of hard and dedicated work.
Orange Orchard in Assam
Eighty years ago Mr. Dahiram, a Bodo tribal, established an orange orchard at Bongoan Block, Kamrup District. Nowadays the flourishing
orchard is as big as 57 bigha (8 hectare) and produces not only oranges, but also betel nut, pineapples and bananas.
Apart from Gobindo Bodo, the son of the founder, seven people work here. The orchard, including a small dam for irrigation, is set up without
any help of the government. Local varieties of oranges are used.
Gobindo Bodo, son of the orchard founder.
Watchman's hut.
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