Horticulture Development By NHB

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Rajendra Kumar Tiwari

Managing Director

National Horticulture Board

Mandate of NHB

Develop high quality commercial horticulture farms

Develop post-harvest management and cold chain infrastructure

Development and Transfer of Technology for the promotion of Horticulture

Accreditation of Horticulture Nurseries

Promotion of mechanization in horticulture

Strengthen Market Information System and horticulture database

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Commercial Horticulture Scheme

• Back-ended capital investment subsidy @ 20% upto a maximum of Rs 25.00 lakh in general area and Rs. 30.00 lakh in NE Region, Hilly and scheduled areas for hitech commercial horticulture production projects.

• For capital intensive and high value crops under protected cultivation @ 25% of project cost with ceiling of Rs. 50.00 lakh (33% of project cost with ceiling of Rs. 60.00 lakh for scheduled and hilly areas).

• For PHM/Primary Processing related components, back ended subsidy @ 40% of the total project cost limited to Rs. 50.00 lakh per project in general areas and @ 55% of the total project cost limited to Rs. 60.00 lakh in hilly and scheduled areas.

Commercial Horticulture Scheme (Cumulative from 2002-03)

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Top 6 states account of 79% of subsidy 251

90 80 62 46 23 20 15 15 12 11 9 9 7

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No. of Projects Subsidy Rs in Crore

Introduction of New Crops/Technologies

Imported tissueculture Burry variety

of Date Palm in Kutch, Gujarat Chives cultivation in a hub in

Himmat Nagar Sabarkantha,

Gujarat

Commercial Horticulture Scheme photographs of some of assisted units

8 Vegetable cultivation in green house in Karnataka

English Cucumber,

Bangalore Rural,

4 projects in 20 acres of green house,

4 more projects likely to be received English Tomato, Bangalore Rural

5 acres green house

Coloured Capsicum,

around 77 projects in an

area of 95 acres under

green house mainly in

Bangalore Rural and

Urban

Commercial Horticulture Scheme photographs of some of assisted units

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Kinnow cleaning, waxing, grading Line at Ganganagar, Rajasthan set up in a cluster of kinnow where NHB has assisted 10 projects Capacity of line 20 MT per hour

AC Retail Outlet at Jaipur

•Air-conditioned Mobile F&V

Retail Van at Jaipur

Cold Storage Scheme

• Back-ended subsidy @ 40% of the project cost @ Rs 6000/- per MT for normal cold storages, @ Rs 7000 & Rs 8000 per MT for specialized cold storages and @ Rs 32,000 per MT for CA storages.

Cold Storage Scheme (Cumulative from 1999-2000)

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Top 5 states account for 72% of subsidy

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49 45 40 39 28 26 24 20 20 19 19 16 14

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Cold Storage Scheme (Statewise Percentage of Subsidy)

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2012-13 (Total Subsidy Rs 55.8 crore)

2013-14 (Total Subsidy Rs 80.5 crore)

Cold Storage Scheme (cumulative since 1999-2000)

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No. of Projects Capacity in lakh MT Subsidy in Crore

Cold Storage Scheme – Comparison 2012-13 and 2013-14

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Nos. Capacity in lakh MT Subsidy in crore

2012-13 2013-14 (upto 20.01.2014)

Back-Ended Subsidy Schemes

- Revised procedure

• Earlier disbursement of subsidy on completion of projects as full and final instalment

• To simplify the procedure and to reduce the interest burden on the loan taken by farmers/ entrepreneurs, guidelines revised w.e.f 12.12.2013 and now to release 100% subsidy after release of 50% term loan by banks/FIs under the project.

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Technology Development and Transfer Grants-in-aid is provided for the following components:

• Introduction of New Technology for promoting high quality commercial production to increase productivity and introduction of new protocols relating to post-harvest management, cold chain

• Visit of progressive farmers to the areas of excellence

• Promotional and extension activities to demonstrate modern technologies, package of production and PHM

• Organization/Participation in Seminars/Workshops/ Exhibition for promotion of horticulture

• Accreditation and Rating of Horticulture Nurseries

• Mother Plant Nurseries for high pedigree planting material for fruit crops

• Assistance for common facilities in Horticulture Parks/Agri Export Zones

Technology Development and Transfer for promotion of horticulture

Name of the

State

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 (as on

23.01.2013)

No. of

projects

Amount No. of

projects

Amount No. of

projects

Amount

Andhra Pradesh 1 5.00 0 0.00 2 1.50

Bihar 12 16.47 3 7.02 2 3.17

Chhattisgarh 3 6.50 1 0.24 0 0.00

Delhi* 18 78.53 18 68.49 3 12.50

Gujarat 4 13.64 2 5.30 2 1.05

Haryana 6 11.28 0 0.00 7 36.82

Karnataka 15 37.42 6 11.49 9 11.49 Kerala 3 5.39 2 0.60 2 10.75

Madhya

Pradesh

0 0.00 10 17.12 0 0.00

Maharashtra 13 43.18 7 22.38 12 61.85

Orissa 1 5.00 4 7.58 1 0.40

Punjab 5 32.72 0 0.00 4 9.25

Technology Development and Transfer for promotion of horticulture

Name of the

State

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 (as on

23.01.2013)

No. of

projects

Amount No. of

projects

Amount No. of

projects

Amount

Rajasthan 5 6.31 5 4.79 2 1.88

Tamil Nadu 3 1.93 2 1.92 2 2.49

Uttar Pradesh 10 33.80 7 17.42 14 24.75

West Bengal 16 33.01 9 16.43 10 28.00

Pondichery 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

Jharkhand 5 6.47 0 0.00 1 1.00

Chandigarh 1 0.17 0 0.00 0 0.00

H.P. 5 15.59 0 0.00 4 13.79

J&K 6 15.74 0 0.00 0 0.00

Uttrakhand 8 38.00 6 11.42 7 7.98

N.E. Region 31 110.31 18 8.30 10 111.80

Sikkim 9 14.27 3 11.46 4 15.00

Total 180 531 103 212 98 355

Technology Development and creation of awareness during 2013-14

• Organized 6 Cold storage operators and 1 Graduate Engineer’s Training Programmes

• During 2013-14, total 98 programmes organized

• Horti-Sangam Proposed (8-11 March)

Nursery Accreditation Programme

Availability of quality planting material crucial for success of any horticulture development programme.

Necessity of having a network of horticulture nurseries which conform to model nursery standards in terms of infrastructure and quality planting material

NHB has specified nursery standards for setting up a model nursery and accordingly recognition accorded to the nurseries for production of quality planting material

NHM/HMNEH has made it mandatory for procurement of planting material from the NHB’s accredited nurseries

Received around 1200 applications and accredited 750 nurseries

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State-wise and percentage –wise status of “Accreditation and rating of Horticulture Nurseries” as on 23.1.2014

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Name of the state

Total fruit nursery (as per available information)

Application received for accreditation

No. of nursery assessed so far

No. of nursery not found fit/suitable for any grading

No. In %age No. No. In %age Andhra Pradesh

98 31 31.6 3 1 33.33

Assam 131 5 3.81 3 2 66.66

Bihar NA 26 - 26 2 7.69

Chhattisgarh 112 46 41.07 46 13 28.26

Haryana 48 22 45.83 22 3 13.63

Gujarat 342 27 7.89 19 4 21.05

Himachal Pradesh

677 35 5.16 19 2 10.52

Jammu & Kashmir

229 169 73.79 121 28 23.14

Jharkhand 146 3 2.05 2 - -

Karnataka 166 148 89.15 105 42 40

Kerala 99 20 20.20 5 1 20

Madhya Pradesh

467 75 16.05 695 48 6.90

Maharasthra 134 87 64.29 28 4 14.28

State-wise and percentage –wise status of “Accreditation and rating of Horticulture Nurseries” as on 23.1.2014

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Name of the state

Total fruit nursery (as per available information)

Application received for accreditation

No. of nursery assessed so far

No. of nursery not found fit/suitable for any grading

No. In %age No. No. In %age Orissa 329 130 39.51 84 23 27.38

Punjab 77 48 62.33 46 2 4.34

Rajasthan 86 27 31.39 18 7 38.88

Sikkim 124 15 12.09 7 1 14.28

Tamilnadu 112 55 49.10 19 4 21.05

Uttar Pradesh 1360 120 8.82 90 32 35.55

Uttrakhand 74 61 82.43 35 7 20

West Bengal NA 74 - 56 4 7.14

Mizoram 38 5 13.15 - - -

Nagaland 54 33 61.11 - - -

Arunachal Pradesh

14 - - - - -

Meghalaya 22 - - - - -

Manipur 24 - -- - - -

Tripura 137 - - - - -

Goa - - - - - -

Delhi - - - - - -

TOTAL 5100 1262 24.75 823 230 27.94

Farm Mechanization in Horticulture Sector

• To address shortage of labour and also increase the efficiency and productivity of horticulture farms.

• Identified machines in consultation with different stakeholders, which are Protray step seeder, Pneumatic planter/seed drill, Vegetable seedling transplanter, Row crop weeder, Battery operated pesticide applicator for nursery, Tractor operated mechanical tree pruner, Pruner (electric) operated on battery for grapes, Air blast orchard sprayer, Electrostatic spray pump for citrus crops, Potato combine harvester, Compact farm tractor of 40 HP for grape and Fertilizer spreader.

• These machines are imported as these are not being manufactured in the country.

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Farm Mechanization in Horticulture Sector

• These machines are imported as these are not being manufactured in the country.

• States may identify cluster/designated area (Taluk/Block/villages) in respect of each machine for its demonstration and utilization.

• NHB initiatives :-

– Support under Scheme on Development of Commercial Horticulture in the form of Subsidy

– Introduction of New Technology in the form of 100% grant for PSU/ICAR/SAU

– Service Provider Model

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Issues on Revised Guidelines •Norms and Ceiling of Ripening Chamber to be made

at par both for NHB and MIDH •Provision for assisting primary processing units like

cashew processing unit, raisin units etc. under existing guidelines of NHB may be continued to be allowed under revised cost norm of NHB scheme. Project Cost ceiling prescribed under integrated post harvest management component in revised norms may be followed .

•Under protected cultivation , cost ceiling and subsidy limit of Rs. Rs.56.00 lakh per project is prescribed for projects covering area above 2500 Sq.mt. upto 8000 Sq.m. Since subsidy limit has been prescribed, area limit should be removed.

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Thank you

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Commercial Horticulture Scheme

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Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance

Commercial

Horticulture

Development in

open field

conditions.

Rs. 75.00 lakh /per

project for projects

covering area over 2

ha.

Credit linked back ended subsidy @ 40% of

project cost limited to Rs.30.00 lakh per

project in general area and @ 50% of

project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh for NE

and Hilly and scheduled areas. Subsidy

need not be credit linked in North Eastern

States and for organizations in the public

sector, autonomous bodies including

cooperatives, registered societies/trust and

public limited companies

Protected

Cultivation

Rs 112.00 lakh per

project covering area

above 2500 Sq.mt.

upto 8000 Sq.m

Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 50% of

cost limited to Rs.56.00 lakh per project.

PHM

Components

Rs. 145.00 lakh per

project.

Credit linked back ended subsidy @ 35% of

cost limited to Rs.50.75 lakh per project in

general areas and @ 50% of project cost

limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE,

Hilly and scheduled Areas

Cold Storage Scheme

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Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance

CS Type 1 – basic with

single temperature zone

Rs. 7600/ MT for capacity

between 5001 to 6500 MT.

Rs. 7200/MT for 6501 to 8000

MT.

Rs. 6800/MT for 8001 to 10000

MT.

Credit linked back-ended

subsidy @ 35% of the cost

of project (50% in NE, Hilly

Areas and scheduled

areas) for capacity

above 5000 MT.

CS Type 2 - with multiple

temperature zones and

basic material handling

equipment.

Rs. 9500/ MT for 5001 to 6500

MT.

Rs. 9000/MT for 6501 to 8000

MT.

Rs. 8500/MT 8001 to 10000 MT.

-do-

CS Type 2 with add on

technology for Controlled

Atmosphere

Additional Rs. 10,000/MT for add on

components of controlled

atmosphere technology.

-do-

Technology induction and

modernisation of cold-

chain

Max Rs 5000/MT for maximum cost

of Rs. 2.50 crore.

-do-

Refrigerated Transport

vehicles

Rs. 30.00 lakh for 15 MT -do-

Technology Development and Transfer Scheme

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Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance

Setting up of block / mother

plant and root stock nursery

(Area above 4 ha)

Rs. 100.00 Lakh / ha

including virus indexing,

tissue culture lab etc

Project based – 100%

and only through govt.

ageny

Acquisition of technologies

including import of planting

material from other

countries for mass

multiplication

Rs. 50.00 lakh/project Project based – 100%

and only through govt.

agency

Import of new machines

and Tools for horticulture for

demonstration purpose

(Public sector)

Rs. 50.00 lakh/ machine 100% of total cost and

only through govt.

agency

Development & Transfer of

Technology

Rs. 25.00 lakh/ project 100% of total cost and

only through govt.

agency

Technology Development and Transfer Scheme

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Item Cost Norms Pattern of Assistance

Long Distance

Transport Solution

Project Based Rs. 2000.00 lakh

Product Promotion and

Market Development

Services- Horti-fairs

Rs. 25.00 lakh 100% of cost by Central

Nodal Agency

Exposure visit of

farmers (Outside State)

Project based as per actual 100% of the cost.

Visit Abroad for

Government Officers

Rs. 6.00 lakh per participant 100% of air / rail travel

and course fee

Organisation/Participati

on in Seminar/

symposia/ workshop

for development of

horticulture

Rs 10.00 lakh for international

event/ Rs 5.00 lakh for national

event/ Rs 3.00 lakh for state

level event and Rs 0.50 lakh/- for

District level event

50% of cost on actual

basis

Accreditation and

Rating of Fruit Plant

Nurseries

Rs. 1.00 lakh / nursery By Central Nodal

Agency