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FOCUSED CONTENTS • Convergence of NHM with other schemes. • Planting Material Sub-Plan. • Baseline/Bench Mark Survey of Horticulture Sector. • Schedule of Operation-Pert-Chart. • Identification of Production Clusters with Marketing Linkage. • Training Plan and Training Calendar. • Organic Farming with Certification. • Future Vision.

CONVERGENCE WITH OTHER SCHEMES - 1 • I. Issues – • Gaps in many activities to achieve the objective of the scheme. • Insufficient money for optimum utilization of the scheme. • II. Approach – • Gap filling through convergence of funds of various other schemes with NHM. • Technical support for planning, selection of area and execution of works especially with Forest and Agriculture Department. • III. Status

Convergence with other schemes - 2

Planting Material Sub-plan - 1 • I. Issues – • Good quality seeds and genuine planting material biggest limiting factor in the success of plantation. • Timely supply and distribution of planting material / other inputs. • Dependence on external agencies and private suppliers. • II. Approach – • Optimum utilization of capacity of the departmental nurseries. • Forehand planning. • III. Status

Planting Material Sub-plan - 2 REQUIREMENT OF PLANTING MATERIAL FOR AREA EXPANSION OF CROPS IN 2009-10 - * District wise planting material production and availability in department nurseries is given for three years under planting material sub-plan .

BASELINE/BENCH MARK SURVEY OF HORTICULTURE SECTOR-1 • I. Issues – • Total cultivable land 65,52,000 ha. • Area under horticulture 7.39% (4,84,695 ha.) in 2007-08. • Within 5 years 100% increase in area. • Limited scope for further area expansion in future. • II. Approach – • To increase in productivity of land and to lift up average yield of horticulture crop by genetic improvement and high application of inputs. • To increase in crop intensity. • If credit is not constraint CBR is in favor of crop diversification towards vegetables and fruits. If markets are brought closer to farm gate and post-harvest losses are minimized then CBR of horticulture is become more than CBR of cereals. • Production diversification and supply chain efficiency are key issues to reap the maximum benefits. • III. Status

BASE LINE/BENCH MARK SURVEY OF HORTICULTURAL SECTOR-2 • Diversification in the cropping pattern away from food grains towards horticulture and more towards vegetables and fruits. • Due to huge domestic demand (because absence of pulses in food bowl), in-spite of being one of the largest producer of vegetable, does not have much of marketable volume. Besides this there are supply constraints and huge post-harvest losses, which leads to lower actual available produce. • Chili, Cabbage, Kundru (Coccinia indica), Banana & Papaya are major crops of export to outside of state.

CHANGE IN AREA & PRODUCTION TRENDS OF HORTICULTURE CROPS

Area & Production Share in total Fruits / Vegetables Potato 22%

Area & Production Share in total Spices / Flowers

Schedule of operation-pert-chart - 1 • I. Issues – • Timely procurement and distribution of planting material and inputs. • Timely plating operations. • Timely monitoring. • II. Approach – • Forehand planning. • Capacity building and up-gradation of local knowledge. • III. Status

Schedule of operation pert-chart - 2

IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION CLUSTERS WITH MARKETING LINKAGE - 1 • I. Issues – • Intensive input regime and large labour inputs. • Absence of price regulatory mechanism like agriculture crop. • Absence of market information system. • Poor credit facilities and exploitative traditional market system of horticulture crops. • Practically no exclusive horticulture market / mandi in the state. • II. Approach – • Establishment of well equipped and modern markets / mandis. • Introduction of parallel / in-addition market system with forward and backward linkages to the existing traditional system. • Perfect market information system. • Set-up of price regulatory mechanism with government intervention. • III. Status

IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION CLUSTERS WITH MARKETING LINKAGE - 2 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS - (Rs. in Lakhs)

IDENTIFICATION OF PRODUCTION CLUSTERS WITH MARKETING LINKAGE - 3 Future Market System Growers Growers Association Competitive Market Price Backward Linkage Collection Centre Big Bazaar, Super Bazaars', Community Hostels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals, Canteens of various Organizations/Institutions, Factories, other Food retail chains etc Forward Linkage Terminal Market Open Auction Wholesalers No Place for middle man/commission agents

TRAINING PLAN AND TRAINING CALENDAR - 1 • I. Issues – • Lack of awareness both in the farmers and departmental frontline staff towards modern trends and new technologies in the field of horticulture. • Weak extension linkage in the department and highly de-motivated staff. • Little risk taking attitude of farmers. • II. Approach – • Skill up-gradation and improvement of local traditional knowledge. • Capacity building through training especially to women to act as a group and for value addition, processing and marketing of horticulture produce. • Training for on-farm soil testing with the help of readymade kits. • Revival of local traditions and rituals in the field of IPM, INM and Organic Farming. • Training for resource persons identified from farmers, local NGOs and staff both within state and outside the state. • III. Status

TRAINING PLAN AND TRAINING CALENDAR - 2

ORGANIC FARMING WITH CERTIFICATION - 1 • I. Issues – • Fruits and vegetables production activities are largest user of plant protection products per hectare (almost 10-20 kg. per ha. which accounts about 25% share of global pesticide market) and most of these products are environmentally unsafe and climatologically hazardous. • Fruit and vegetables, mostly, consumed as raw. Thus biological contamination and pesticide residue are serious concern. • II. Approach – • To motivate the farmers for organic farming and bring it to logical conclusion of certification. • Prioritization of the area of default organic cultivation of horticulture crops to make it organic cultivation by design. • Training in IPM and Composting area and free provision for safe and eco-friendly bio-inputs for demonstration purpose with access to information how to produce them. • III. Status

ORGANIC FARMING WITH CERTIFICATION - 2 • IDENTIFICATION OF AREA & CROPS FOR ORGANIC CULTIVATION (2008-09) - • Setting-up of model organic private farm clusters (10 districts 500 ha. area). • Farmers training programs on production and quality control of organic inputs (100 training programs, 10 days each with 20 participants per course). • Field demonstration-cum-farmers fair on organic inputs (10 districts, 100 demonstrations).

Future Vision I. Issues – To achieve higher production with concentrated efforts to make production hub. Approach – Focus on agro–climatic zone specific selection of horticultural crops.

Future Vision II. Issues – Fragmented land holdings and low productivity rate of horticulture crops. Approach – Introduction of hi-tech technologies (2008-09).

Future Vision • III. Issues – • Huge gap between demand and supply of planting material / seeds. • Authenticity and quality of planting material / seeds supplied by other agencies is generally doubtful. • Timely availability and reliability is not sure. • Under and inefficient utilization of departmental nurseries. Approach – Up-gradation and modernization of departmental nurseries. • Out of 111 nurseries 61 nurseries have been proposed for technological up-gradation and modernization to bridge the gap between demand and supply. (10 nurseries have already been taken-up in 2008-09) • Establishment of 16 new nurseries in 10 districts. (04 nurseries are already in the process of establishment, 2008-09) • Capacity building of nursery staff, especially gardeners. (Training calendar has been chalked-out)

Future Vision • IV. Issues – • High post harvest losses (50-60% in tomato and leafy vegetables). • No access to energy and user friendly emerging technology for PHM like hurdle technology, cold air system, hydro-cooling, pre-cooling technology etc. • Technical know-how for low cost environment friendly on-farm cooling and storage technology for PHM. • Huge investment is required for PHM in form of govt. assistance / grant / subsidy. Current scheme can not meet the objectives. • Approach – Development of Post-Harvesting infrastructure and Management • Proposed activities for 2009-10. • 14 cold storages in 11 districts. • 860 zero energy cool chambers in 8 districts. • 60 pack house in 4 districts. • Establishment of entire cold chain units at 10 major production clusters as follows – Cold Chain unit -

Summary of Project Proposal & Previous Year Activities Proposed to Taken up for 2009-10 ( Rs. In Lakhs ) • State has allocated Rs. 23.25 carore as state share against N H M for 2009-10

PROPOSAL FOR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2009-2010 (Rs. in Lakhs)

Issues in Supply Chain Efficiency • Non availability of good quality of seeds and other inputs. • Inadequate irrigation. • Lack of soil testing facility. • Inefficiency in pest management. • Capital and credit availability constraint. • Lack of information about modern technical know-how. • Huge post-harvest losses. • Poor market intelligence and market infrastructure. • Poor cold chain. • High transportation cost. • Non-standardization of weights and measures. • Little attention towards grading, value-addition and packaging. • Efficient integration of entire supply chain

YEAR WISE BUDGET PROVISION SANCTION, RECEIVED AMOUNT & EXPENDITURE UNDER NHM (Rs. in Lakhs)

PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION Units established in the state -

M.O.U. FOR DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL CROPS

PROCESSING AND VALUE ADDITION POSSIBILITIES OF PROCESSING UNITS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN CHHATTISGARH -

Year wise Area & No. of plants planted under NHM

PHYSICAL & FINANCIAL PROGRESS UNDER NHM FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009

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