Question : Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

(a) whether the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research which was set up to conduct research on various aspects of horticulture has achieved the objective for which it was setup;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) the steps taken by the Government for the purpose of horticultural research in the country;

(d) whether any advances/achievements in horticulture technology have been made by Indian Institute of Horticultural Research;

(e) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;

(f) whether these advances/achievements have been adopted by farmers in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same; and

(g) the other steps taken by the Government to boost horticulture cultivation in the country?

THE MINISTER OF AGRICUTLRURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

???? ?? ????? ?????? ?????? (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) Yes, Sir. ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (ICAR-IIHR), Bengaluru which was set up to conduct research on various aspects of horticulture has achieved the objective for which it was set up.

(b) The details of research works undertaken by ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru and its achievements are given in Annexure-I

(c) The steps taken by the Government for the purpose of Horticulture research is detailed at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e): Yes, Sir. The advances/achievements in horticulture technology made by IIHR during last three years and the current year are as under:

• Varieties/hybrids developed: In fruit crops, a total of 31 hybrids/varieties in fruit crops have been developed and released for commercial cultivation.
• In vegetable crops, improvement and production work is carried out in 30 different crops. So far 120 varieties have been released.

• Ornamental crops: A total of 94 hybrids/varieties in ornamental crops, 9 hybrids/varieties in medicinal plants and 3 varieties in aromatic crops have also been released.

• Germplasm: A total of 23 numbers of germplasm on different crops registered.

• IC numbers: A number of 480 IC numbers of germplasm were obtained on different crops.
• Gene sequence: A total of 1557 Gene sequence database were submitted in public database.
• Seeds: A total of 16851 kg (2017-18), 23112 kg (2018-19) and 16624 kg (2019-20) of quality seed of various fruits, vegetables, flowers, medicinal plants, loose flowers and bulbs were supplied to the farmers.
• Planting Material: A total of 62000 kg, 51664 kg and 48538 kg planting material of fruits were supplied during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, respectively.
• Seed programme in 2020-21: 11557.985 kg of seeds was produced during kharif in 67 vegetable varieties/ hybrids. The seed production program in Rabi season was 25000 kg seeds of 60 vegetable varieties/hybrids. 239795 kg of planting material and 20420 kg of seeds of ornamental crops were produced. Through sale of planting material of fruit crops, Rs.5286621 was realized in 2020-21.

• Patents: A total of 8 patents were applied out of which 4 got approved till now. A total of 14 registrations were done in PPVFRA.
.
• Publications: ICAR-IIHR has uploaded 815 recent publications, two data inventories, 109 videos and 51 variety registrations of the institute in ICAR Central Repository “Krishi Portal” https://krishi.icar.gov.in/dashboard/.

• Programmes organised: A number of programmes organised/conducted towards capacity building during the last four years wherein more than one lakh persons were trained on different aspects of horticultural production and cultivation.

(f) Yes, Sir. The details are given at Annexure-III.


(g) Following steps are taken by the Government to boost horticulture cultivation in the country:

? Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
? Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a centrally sponsored scheme has been launched in 2014-15 for holistic development of horticulture sector in the country through area based regionally differentiated strategies which includes research, technology promotion, extension, post harvest management, processing and marketing in consonance with comparative advantage of each state/region.
? Under MIDH, Government of India contributes 60% of the total outlay for developmental programmes in all the states (except North Eastern and Himalayan states where GOI contributes 90%) and 40% is contributed by State governments.
? It has following five major schemes on horticulture:
? National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
? Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)
? National Horticulture Board (NHB)
? Coconut Development Board (CDB) &
? Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland
.
? National Horticulture Board (NHB)
? It was set up in 1984 on the basis of recommendations of the "Group on Perishable Agricultural Commodities" headed by Dr M. S. Swaminathan.
? Objective is to improve integrated development of Horticulture industry and to help in coordinating, sustaining the production and processing of fruits and vegetables.
****************