BIHAR HORTICULTURE MISSION Action Plan ( ) GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Fruits and vegetables cover about 19.5% of the net cropped area and 12% of gross cropped area. Largest producer of Litchi, Guava, Makhana, Bhindi. Second largest producer of Honey, Cauliflower. Third largest producer of Potato & Tomato. Ranks third in vegetable production. Ranks fourth in fruit production. HORTICULTURE –POTENTIAL SECTOR

Area, production & productivity under Major horticultural crops in Bihar ( ) Sl. No. CropsArea (in lakh ha) Production (in lakh tonnes) Productivity (tonne/ha) 1.Fruits Vegetables Spices Flowers118 (ha)3450 tonnes Medicinal & Aromatic Plant 600 (ha)

Area, Production & Productivity of fruits FruitCoverageProductionProductivity (000 hect.)(000 MT)(MT/hect.) Mango Litchi Banana Guava Citrus Coconut Pineapple Other fruits Total fruits ( (National productivity : 10.7mt/ha)

Area, Production & Productivity of vegetables VegetableCoverageProductionProductivity (000 hect.)(000 MT)(MT/hect.) Cauliflower Bhindi Brinjal Onion Tomato Chilly Cabbage Other vegetables Total vegetable (National productivity : 14.4mt/ha)

IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS (No.-16) CLUSTER 1 (6 districts) W. CHAMPARAN, E. CHAMPARAN, VAISHALI, SAMASTIPUR, DARBHANGA, MUZAFFARPUR CLUSTER 2 (4 districts) ARARIA, PURNEA, KISHANGANJ, KATIHAR

CLUSTER 3 (3 districts) BHAGALPUR, BANKA, MUNGER CLUSTER 4 (3 districts) PATNA, NALANDA, GAYA

Crops selected Mango, Litchi, Banana, Guava, Pineapple, Vegetable, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, Flowers

More Districts to be included Begusarai Khagaria Madhubani Jamui These are potential districts with high productivity of fruit crops

C-IV C-III C-IC-II

Allotment Received 31 Crores Expenditures (In Lac Rs.) Mission Districts Rajendra Agr. Univ Head quarter (Process of strengthening of Mission Headquarter & district with IT equipments, vehicles etc. in process. Will be completed till July, 06.)

Distribution

AWARENESS CREATED Name of the projectProposals Received Production of planting material Big model nurseries14 Nos. Small model nurseries81 Nos. Vegetable seed production716 Nos. Establishment of new gardens Fruit (perennials)21054 ha Fruit (non perennials)2425 ha Commercial flower production683 ha Cont….

AWARENESS CREATED Name of the projectProposals Received Spices, medicinal & aromatic plants5710 ha Development of plantation crops124 ha Rejuvenation of old orchard6280 ha Creation of water resource118 Nos. Protected cultivation1546 Nos. Establishment of plant diagnostic lab. for phytosanitory certification Estb. of Bio-control lab.13 Nos. Estb. of Plant health clinic28 Nos. Estb. of leaf tissue analysis lab.6 Nos. Cont….

AWARENESS CREATED Name of the projectProposals Received Organic farming Vermi-compost units1671 Nos. Organic certification47 Nos. Pollination support through Bee keeping 8723 Nos. Cont….

Highlights Annual Action Plan Revised as per guidelines received from Government of India on all the 19 points raised during appraisal. 30 Officers attended State Level Training at RAU, Pusa. 516 Farmers trained in different district. Nursery Survey in progress. Almost Sufficient planting Material available for this years plantation.

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) Production of Planting Materials 1Big Model Nursery Small Model Nursery Production of vegetable seedlings (in ha.) Seed Infrastructure148.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) Establishment/rejuvenation of Fruit Orchards 5Perennial Orchards (ha.) Non Perennial Orchards Rejuvenation of Old Orchard250.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) 8Development of Commercial Flower Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants Protection cultivation

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 11Promotion of IPM thru demonstration Promotion of IPM training Establishment of pesticides residue laboratory for phytocinatory certification Exhibition of plant health clinic and laboratory

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 15Estb. Of Plant diagnostic lab. for Phytosanitary Certification Estb. of Disease & Pest Forecasting unit Estb. of Bio-control Lab Estb. of Leaf Tissue Analysis Lab.88.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) ORGANIC FARMING 19Adoption of organic farming including quality test Vermi-compost unit Certification on Training, Demonstration etc

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 22Farmers training Officers training Gardeners training216 25Supervisors training Entrepreneurs training Seminar8.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) 28Pollination support through Beekeeping64.00 FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION 29FLD through organic farming FLD on rose cut flowers20.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT 31Post harvest handling Development of wholesale market Estb. of Rural Market Creation of functional infrastructure for collection & grading Estb. of units for market led extension activity Promotion of horticultural activities IT based technology dissemination50.00

Annual Budget ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) STATE INTERVENTION 38Resource Mapping of Litchi Vegetable Seed Minikit Horticulture equipments Distribution unit for Medicinal & Aromatic plants and Spices Aromatic Oil Testing Lab. (Aroma Lab.) Mission Management GRAND TOTAL

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