1. BIHAR HORTICULTURE MISSION Action Plan (2006-2007) GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

2. 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

3. Area, production & productivity under Major horticultural crops in Bihar (2004-2005) Sl. No. CropsArea (in lakh ha) Production (in lakh tonnes) Productivity (tonne/ha) 1.Fruits2.9129.2010.02 2.Vegetables4.9376.2815.44 3.Spices0.450.661.5 4.Flowers118 (ha)3450 tonnes 29.29 5.Medicinal & Aromatic Plant 600 (ha)1500.25

4. Area, Production & Productivity of fruits FruitCoverageProductionProductivity (000 hect.)(000 MT)(MT/hect.) Mango140.001540.1011.00 Litchi28.30339.0512.00 Banana27.70443.5016.00 Guava27.60331.1012.00 Citrus 16.80134.208.00 Coconut15.10151.4010.0 Pineapple4.18104.6025.00 Other fruits30.70306.8010.00 Total fruits 290.383350.7512.00 ( (National productivity : 10.7mt/ha)

5. Area, Production & Productivity of vegetables VegetableCoverageProductionProductivity (000 hect.)(000 MT)(MT/hect.) Cauliflower59.70955.6016.00 Bhindi56.00928.7016.00 Brinjal54.101081.9020.00 Onion48.30917.9019.00 Tomato45.30588.4013.00 Chilly38.30459.3012.00 Cabbage36.5084.1016.00 Other vegetables127.001657.2013.00 Total vegetable 492.407576.4015.00 (National productivity : 14.4mt/ha)

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

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

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

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

10. C-IV C-III C-IC-II

11. 2005-06 Allotment Received 31 Crores Expenditures (In Lac Rs.) Mission Districts - 2648.49 Rajendra Agr. Univ. - 346.92 Head quarter - 104.59 (Process of strengthening of Mission Headquarter & district with IT equipments, vehicles etc. in process. Will be completed till July, 06.)

12. Distribution

13. 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….

14. 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….

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

16. 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.

17. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) Production of Planting Materials 1Big Model Nursery495.00 2Small Model Nursery225.00 3Production of vegetable seedlings (in ha.)175.00 4Seed Infrastructure148.00

18. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) Establishment/rejuvenation of Fruit Orchards 5Perennial Orchards (ha.)450.00 6Non Perennial Orchards300.00 7Rejuvenation of Old Orchard250.00

19. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) 8Development of Commercial Flower465.00 9Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Plants562.00 10Protection cultivation4730.00

20. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 11Promotion of IPM thru demonstration251.00 12Promotion of IPM training95.00 13Establishment of pesticides residue laboratory for phytocinatory certification 249.00 14Exhibition of plant health clinic and laboratory 450.00

21. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT 15Estb. Of Plant diagnostic lab. for Phytosanitary Certification 74.00 16Estb. of Disease & Pest Forecasting unit160.00 17Estb. of Bio-control Lab.400.00 18Estb. of Leaf Tissue Analysis Lab.88.00

22. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) ORGANIC FARMING 19Adoption of organic farming including quality test 250.00 20Vermi-compost unit480.00 21Certification on Training, Demonstration etc. 250.00

23. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 22Farmers training100.00 23Officers training213.00 24Gardeners training216 25Supervisors training200.00 26Entrepreneurs training290.00 27Seminar8.00

24. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) 28Pollination support through Beekeeping64.00 FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION 29FLD through organic farming37.00 30FLD on rose cut flowers20.00

25. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT 31Post harvest handling136.00 32Development of wholesale market7600.00 33Estb. of Rural Market94.00 34Creation of functional infrastructure for collection & grading 60.00 35Estb. of units for market led extension activity 100.00 36Promotion of horticultural activities125.00 37IT based technology dissemination50.00

26. Annual Budget 2006-07 ParticularsFin.outlay (Rs. in lakh) STATE INTERVENTION 38Resource Mapping of Litchi50.00 39Vegetable Seed Minikit12.00 40Horticulture equipments20.00 41Distribution unit for Medicinal & Aromatic plants and Spices 150.00 42Aromatic Oil Testing Lab. (Aroma Lab.) 50.00 43Mission Management1085.00 GRAND TOTAL22384.00

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