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4. Scheme for Development of Commercial Horticulture under National Horticulture Board
The objectives of the scheme are:
- To develop high quality horticultural farms in identified belts and make such areas vibrant with horticultural activity which in turn will act as hubs for developing commercial horticulture by adopting high-tech horticulture techniques.
- To develop post-harvest management structure.
- To improve linkages between horticulture produces and markets.
- To create integrated network for marketing of horticulture produces.
- To increase producers’ share in consumer price.
- To encourage networking of schemes for resource mobilization with all other related agencies/organizations; both of Govt., Financial Institutions and private agencies engaged in the field of horticulture promotion in the country.
Eligible projects:
Projects with any of the following broad criteria pertaining to high quality commercial production of horticulture produce, will be eligible for financial assistance under the scheme with the support of back-ended capital investment subsidy of NHB:
- High-density plantations, which include adoption of appropriate plant density/canopy management, quality planting material, support and management system with appropriate inputs.
- Micro propagation (Tissue Culture) for mass production of true-to-type disease free seedlings in shortest time possible.
- Hi-tech cultivation under controlled climatic conditions i.e. in poly houses, Green houses, net house, etc.
- Rain-fed production through efficient water management techniques such as mulching for soil moisture conservation, use of barriers in soil to reduce percolation, irrigation by drip, sprinklers, fertigation and water harvesting structures etc.
- Nursery management for quality seed/plant production of vegetables, flowers, ornamentals, fruit etc.
- Hybrid seed production.
- Organic farming.
- Hydroponics for year-round quality production.
- Use of plastics in horticulture.
- Bio-technology.
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
In addition to above, projects falling under the following other broad categories shall also be eligible to finance and avail of capital investment subsidy from NHB under the scheme:
- Development of infra structure for production, post-harvest handling, processing and marketing.
- Development of markets and introduction of new primary processing of products.
- Development of horticulture ancillary industry for improved packaging, equipments, plastics, corrugated boxes, horticulture machinery/tools, etc.
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