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Horticulture Cluster Development Programme

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In News

  • Recently, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has prepared the Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP).

About 

  • Nodal Agency: The National Horticulture Board (NHB)
  • Aim: 
    • To improve exports of targeted crops by about 20% and create cluster-specific brands to enhance the competitiveness of cluster crops. 
  • Objectives: 
    • To promote the Agriculture sector in the country and 
    • to increase the income of the farmers by giving them a reasonable price for their produce.
  • Key Features:
    • CDP will support integrated interventions to enhance the competitiveness of targeted clusters.
    • The interventions have been classified into the following three verticals: 
      • Pre-production and Production
      • Post-harvest Management and Value Addition
      • Logistics, Marketing and Branding
    • MoA&FW has identified 55 horticulture clusters.
    • The geographical specialization of horticulture clusters will be leveraged.
    • It will promote integrated and market-led development of pre-production, production, post-harvest, logistics, branding, and marketing activities.
  • Implementation Framework:
    • NHB shall provide financial assistance and supervise the overall implementation of the programme.
    • A government/public sector entity, recommended by state/central government, shall be appointed as a Cluster Development Agency (CDA) for each identified cluster for the implementation of CDP. 
    • CDA will establish a Cluster Development Cell (CDC) with a dedicated team of officers within the CDA for smooth implementation of the programme. 
  • Significance:
    • The CDP will benefit around 10 lakh farmers and related stakeholders along the value chain.
    • The interest of the farmers should be paramount in the center of any programme/scheme.
    • The overall development of horticulture in the country would be focused with the help of the implementation of this Programme.
  • Way Ahead:
    • Emphasizing crop diversification and linking this ambitious programme with the market for produce sale and capacity building.
    • There is a need for geo-tagging of infrastructure for benefitting small and marginal farmers, tracking of activities implemented in the fields, monitoring purpose, etc.

Source: PIB

 
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