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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

India is the land of farmers where the maximum proportion of rural population depends on agriculture. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi unveiled the new scheme Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) on 13th January, 2016 This scheme will help in decreasing the burden of premiums on farmers who take loans for their cultivation and ...

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Market Information Service for Horticulture Crops

This is one of the sub-scheme under National Horticulture Board (NGB). Objectives  To generate information on wholesale prices, arrivals and trends in various markets of the country for important fruits, vegetables & flowers etc and also on retail prices for increased number of selected markets To analyze the trends of ...

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Horticulture Promotion Service of NHB

Under this component, specialized studies and surveys shall be carried and study / survey reports shall be brought out for use by targeted beneficiaries. In addition, technical laboratories shall be set up or cause to be set up and also provide technical services including advisory and consultancy services. This shall ...

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Technology Development and Transfer Scheme for Promotion of Horticulture

This is one of the sub-scheme under National Horticulture Board (NHB). Projects for popularization of identified new technologies/tools/techniques for commercialization/ adoption shall be undertaken through following sub-components of the scheme Components  Setting up of block/mother plant and root stock nursery (Area above 4 ha) Acquisitionoftechnologiesincludingimportofplantingmaterialfromothercountriesforevaluation and mass multiplication in order ...

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Cold storage scheme of NHB

This is one of the sub-scheme under National Horticulture Board (NHB). Credit linked projects relating to Cold Storages including Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and their modernization are eligible for assistance under this component. Subsidy need not be credit linked for the institutions like Public Sector Units, Panchayats, cooperatives, registered societies/trust and ...

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Commercial Horticulture Scheme

This is one of the sub-scheme under National Horticulture Board (NHB). Credit linked projects relating to establishment of commercial production units in open field as well as under protected conditions and projects on Post harvest Management and primary processing of products are eligible for assistance under this scheme. However, release ...

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National Horticulture Board (NHB)

National Horticulture Board (NHB) was set up by Government of India in April 1984 on the basis of recommendations of the “Group on Perishable Agricultural Commodities”, headed by Dr M. S. Swaminathan, the then Member (Agriculture), Planning Commission, Government of India. The NHB is registered as a Society under the ...

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Seed Village Scheme

Introduction: Despite implementation of the organized seed programme since the mid 60s, the seed replacement rate has only reached the level of 15% 85% of the seeds used are farm saved. It is, therefore, necessary to improve the stock of farm saved seeds for enhancing crop production/productivity. For this, seed ...

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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMSKY)

Hon’ble President in 16 th Lok Sabha indicated that “Each drop of water is precious. Government is committed to giving high priority to water security. It will complete the long pending irrigation projects on priority and launch the ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana’ with the motto of ‘Har Khet Ko ...

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Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

Objective: Organic agriculture is a production of agricultural products free from chemicals and pesticides residues by adopting eco friendly low cost technologies “Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana”is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM) of National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). Under PKVY, Organic farming is promoted through adoption of ...

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