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 ...

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 ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled an electronic trading platform for the National Agricultural Market on Thursday called eNAM for farmers to sell their products. He called this new scheme to be “the turning point” for the agriculture sector of the country. This new scheme was launched on the occasion ...

Name of the scheme: Scheme for strengthening of Rural Haats- Financing through Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) Purpose:  The scheme envisages PRIs like Grama or Taluk panchayats to develop a new rural haat or improve an existing rural haat in their jurisdiction on pieces of land clearly owned or being transferred ...

Name of the scheme: Rural Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (REDPs) Purpose: REDPs are programmes that support capacity building of rural unemployed people to enable them to set up their own enterprises. Details of the scheme: REDPs are conducted for a particular skill and unemployed rural youth are trained in these programmes. ...

Name of the scheme: Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to bring the assisted poor families above the Poverty Line by ensuring appreciable sustained level of income over a period of time. Strategies: The SGSY is different from earlier Programmes, in terms of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Name of the scheme: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Purpose: The main purpose of scheme is to provide every person or his/her family a cover of up to Rs. 2 lakh in case of any mishap, resulting into death or disability of the insured. Eligibility:  Savings bank account holders aged ...

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 ...