1. Kharif Campaign 2016 Group No. 7 & 8
Technology led growth for achieving high productivity in Horticulture
Reducing Post Harvest Losses and Augmenting the Production Towards Cold Chain

2. Group 7
Emphasis on establishment of mother blocks, root stock - scion bud wood bank
PPP model of nursery for large scale quality seedling production
Accreditation of nurseries
Utilizing power of hybrid technology
Promotion of high density planting
Unproductive, old & senile orchards to be rejuvenated
Promotion of long day onion varieties in hills – offseason
Protected cultivation of high value crops
Adoption of root stock technology
New orchards Integration with Micro irrigation and Fertigation
Use of micro nutrients in horticulture crops

3. Group 8
Post harvest losses occurring (5% to 16%) in different fruits and vegetables because of lack of cold chain.
Creation of infrastructures to bridge the gap for modern pack houses (69831 units), cold storage ( MT), reefer vans (52826 units) and ripening chambers (8319 units).
Integrated cold chain including pre cooling units, grading & sorting units, pack houses, ripening chamber, reefer vans and cold storages is required.
Multi commodities cold storages are required to be promoted.
Capacity building

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