Horticulture Cluster Development Programme(CDP):
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Horticulture Cluster Development Programme(CDP) aims at growing and developing identified horticulture clusters to make them globally competitive.
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Nodal Agency: The nodal agency for the programme will be the National Horticulture Board(NHB). It will implement the programme as a Central Sector Component of NHB.
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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare(MoA&FW) has identified 53 horticulture clusters. Of which 12 have been selected for the pilot launch of the programme.
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Based on the learnings from the pilot project, the programme will be scaled up to cover all the identified clusters.
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Features:
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Programme will address all major issues related to the Indian horticulture sector. This includes pre-production, production, post-harvest management, logistics, marketing and branding.
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Programme is designed to leverage geographical specialisation and promote integrated and market-led development of horticulture clusters.
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Programme is expected to converge with other initiatives of the Government such as the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
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Significance of the Programme:
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The programme will benefit about 10 lakh farmers and related stakeholders of the value chain in the Horticulture Sector.
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The programme is expected to improve the exports of the targeted horticultural crops by approximately 20%.
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Moreover, the programme is expected to attract an estimated investment of INR 10,000 crore when implemented in all the 53 clusters.
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