Amardeep Agro Industry

Khinwsar, Nagaur, Rajasthan

Amardeep Agro Industry, formed in year 2014. Company is basically a partnership firm. There are two partners in this firm 1. Yashpal Choudhary, who is a hotel management graduate and post graduate in rural management with more than 4 year of experience in development sector and, 2. Babu lal, who is graduate and is basically a progressive farmer. Initially Amardeep Agro Industry deal with only biomass white coal and on demand also deals in dry vegetables and medicinal plants mainly grow in Thar desert of Rajasthan. Amardeep Agro Industry deals in: Prosopis cineraria Local name : Khejri One of the most common tree species of the region. A medium to small tree with somewhat compressed conical prickles, leaves 2 - pinnate. Flowers - spikes with small yellow flowers. Fl. & Fr. : March to June. Food: Unripe fruits are dried and cooked as vegetable either alone or as part of other vegetables. Dried fruits are also sold commercially. The mature dried fruits are eaten. Gum of the tree is also eaten. Calligonum polygonoides Local name : Phog, Phoglo. A rigid, branched, almost leafless (leaves are linear, small and short-lived) shrub; Commonly found on sand-dunes in western Rajasthan; Flower pinkish; Fruit oblong, clothed with reddish-brown bristles. Fl. & Fr. : April-June. Food: The flower – buds, locally called as “Lasson” in the desert area, are eaten by the tribals with buttermilk (whey). Capparis decidua Local name : ker, kario, karil, karia, kair. Leafless (except in young plants) spiny shrubs or small trees mostly found on hard surface throughout the state. Young branches are green; Flowers brick red; Fruit scarlet-red when ripe. Fl. & Fr. : March to June; sometimes also September to December. Food: Unripe fruit is pickled and has good commercial value. They are also cooked as vegetables with the fruits of Prosopis cineraria (sangri) and seeds of Acacia Senegal (Kumat). Ripened fruits are also eaten by locals. Cenchrus biflorus Local name: Bhurat A tufted annual grass which has prickly husk. Common in sandy desert. Fl. & Fr. : August – December. Food: This is known as queen of cookery grasses in the desert and people value it next only to Pennisetum ( Bajra ) due to high percentage of fat and proteins. Usually the grains are powered and made into bread – locally called ‘Khankara'. A delicious dish – locally called “Malad”, is also prepared by the locals after cooking ‘Buhrat' flour in ‘ghee' and adding sugar in it. Cenchrus setigerus ( Dhaman ) seeds are sometimes used as a substitute for this species. Both of these grass species also serve as good fodder for cattle.