MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a)Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme for the holistic development of horticulture in the country. All States/UTs are covered under MIDH. As per available information SHM, J&K has imported 2.80 Lakh no of rootstock of M-9 T-337 variety with an expenditure of Rs.1.67 Crore during 2019-20 under MIDH.
(b) Details of the horticulture material being exported from the country including Maharashtra and Rajasthan and the value thereof for the last three financial years is at Annexure-I.
(c) Details of the horticulture material imported in the country during the last three years is at Annexure-II.
(d) Major steps being taken under MIDH scheme for overall development of horticulture sector are as under:
• Plantation Infrastructure Development: Setting up of nurseries, tissue culture units for production of quality seed and planting material.
• Area expansion: Establishment of new orchards and gardens for fruits, vegetables, spices and flowers with integration (i.e. including drip irrigation) and without integration
• Rejuvenation: Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
• Protected cultivation: Creation of structures like poly-house, green-house, shade net house, walk in tunnels (including micro irrigation facilities) etc.
• Promotion of INM/IPM: Creation of INM/IPM structures like bio-control lab, plant health clinic, disease forecasting units etc.
• Promotion of Organic farming: Promotion of organic farming, certification and establishment of vermi compost unit.
• Creation of water resources: Creation of Community tanks/on farm ponds/on farm water reservoirs and water harvesting system for individuals.
• Pollination support through bee keeping: Production of nucleus stock, bee colonies, honey bee colony, bee hives, equipments etc.
• Horticulture Mechanization: Promotion of horticulture mechanization through supply of Power tillers, Tractors, Plant protection equipments etc.
• Human Resource Development: Includes activities like awareness programme, farmers training, exposure visit, study tours etc.
• Post Harvest Management (PHM) infrastructure: Includes Cold storage/C.A. storage, Pack houses, Ripening chamber, Reefer vehicles, Primary / Mobile/ Minimal processing unit, preservation unit and Food processing (only for North Eastern States).
• Marketing Infrastructure: Include creation of Static/mobile vending cart/platform, retail outlets, Rural and primary markets/ ApniMandi/Direct markets, wholesale and terminal markets etc.
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