Action Points for Horticulture Department

ACTION POINTS FOR HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT
1. Identifying appropriate horticultural crop variety according to agro-climatic/altitudinal/soil conditions for each zone the entire State;
2. Promoting a proper mix of ‘Table’ and ‘Processing’ varieties in each of the Fruits in the State to facilitate remunerative marketing and achieve higher productivity levels;
3. To develop proper marketing mechanism, bye passing the ‘Arhatiya Circuit’, to enable the farmers get maximum return for their produce;
4. Developing ‘Primary Processing’ finacilities nearer the Farms and developing the ‘Central (Secondary) Processing’ facilities in selected places in the form of ‘Food Parks’ to reduce the post-harvest crop losses as well as to produce the high quality processed products;
5. To establish a strong network/inter-connectivity between the Farmers and the Industry by promoting the ‘Backward Linkage’ scheme which will enable easy marketing of farm produce on the one hand and assured availability of raw material to the industries on the other hand- a win-win situation for both;
6. Massive promotion of Mushroom (both the White Button and the Oyster varieties) Industry in the State which will not only improve farmer’s economy but will significantly add to the nutritional component in the diet of the consumers;
7. Improvement of the requisite infrastructure to facilitate quick transportation of fruits from farm to market;
8. Strengthening the network of ‘Market Information System’ to enable the farmers take appropriate decision in regard to market destination for their produce according to demand thereby enabling him in getting the best price.