1. HORTICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING
UTTAR PRADESH

2. STATUS OF HORTICULTURE IN UP
UP contributes 18% to the National Basket
36.74% in Vegetables
10.48% in Fruits
44.13% in Potato
30 lakh hectares under horticulture crops which is 12% of the total cultivated area of the State

3. Status of Horticulture in Uttar Pradesh [2007-08]
Production in Lac MT,
Productivity in MT/ha
Name of Crops
Uttar Pradesh
National Produc-tivity
Rank
in Production
Highest produ-ctivity
Prod.
Productivity
Fruits
91.06
10.84
9.9
IInd
M. P. (26.5)
Vegetables
296.20
16.68
15.0
Ist
Tamilnadu (30.4)
Potato
110.94
22.01
22.0
W.B.
(24.7)

4. Major Horticultural crops:
Fruits
Mango, Guava, Litchi, Aonla, Banana, Bael, Ber, Citrus
Vegetables
Potato, Peas, Onion, Brinjal, Cucumber, Parwal, Tomato, Okra, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lobia & other cucurbits.
Spices
Garlic, Chillies, Ginger, Turmeric, Coriander.
Floriculture
Rose, Tuberose, Gladiolus, Marigold, Jasmine
Medicinal / aromatic plants
Mentha, Aloevera, Ashwagandha, Tulsi,
Sarpgandha & Damask rose, etc.
Others
Betel vine, Mushroom, Honey production

5. GROWTH VISION FOR THE XIth FIVE YEAR PLAN
TO INCREASE GROWTH IN HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION FROM 6.57% IN
Xth FIVE YEAR PLAN TO
10.87% AT THE END OF
XIth FIVE YEAR PLAN

6. Achievements in Horticulture in the previous three years & projection
Area in Lac Ha., Production In Lac MT Productivity in MT per ha.
Year
Fruits
Vegetables
Potato
Area
Prod.
Pvty.
8.24
88.87
10.79
15.91
266.06
16.72
4.78
105.37
22.04
8.40
91.06
10.84
17.76
296.20
16.68
5.04
110.95
22.02
(estd.)
9.53
109.60
11.50
19.21
332.00
17.28
5.14
117.0
22.76
(Pro.)
10.75
131.0
12.19
21.0
380.0
18.10
5.35
125.45
23.44
13.21
164.37
12.44
24.10
441.90
18.34
6.38
166.93
26.16

7. ACTUAL ACHIEVMENTS IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PLAN
During XIth plan 4.95 lac ha have been increased upto as against projection of lac ha which is 38 %.
98.6 lac MT production have been increased upto as against projection of lac MT which is 31.5%.
Rest of the targeted coverage in area and production will be achieved during to
Introduction of RKVY & NREGA schemes.

8. Financial Achievements under NHM
Rs. in Crores

9. Financial Achievements under
Commercial Horticulture Development in Intensive Areas
Rs. In Crores

10. Objective To increase production through Increase in area
Increase in productivity

11. Problems Inadequate availability of Quality Planting Material.
Poor Post Harvest Management and Marketing facility.
Lack of Infrastructure for Value addition /Food Processing.
Inadequate Staff.

12. Remedial Measures - Initiated Increase in Area
Bringing additional lac hectare under horticulture fold during XIth plan period.
Horticulture development in 2.75 lac hectare cultivable wasteland & fallow land.
Incentivize Horticultural crops through NREGA.
Coverage of additional area through Inter-cropping/ Mixed cropping.
Extension of high value horticulture crops to areas under low value agriculture crops.

13. Remedial Measures-Initiated Increase in Productivity
Creation of infrastructure in the state for high quality planting material.
Procurement of better planting material from Govt./Pvt. Sector
Rejuvenation of unproductive old orchards of Mango, Guava and Aonla
Infusion of technology and adoption of better practices.
Use of Bio inputs to promote quality production.
Use of hybrid seeds in vegetables, spices and flowers for higher productivity (Chillies, Tomato, Capsicum, Marigold, etc.).
Efficient use of water by using micro irrigation system.
Extension through mass media.

14. Remedial Measures-Initiated Increase in Productivity
Following infrastructure have been created under NHM through public / private sector
Programmes
Total
Estab. of Nurseries (a) Model Nursery 33
(b) Small Nursery
198
Rehabilitation of Tissue culture lab 7
Seed Infrastructure 20
Bio Control Lab 5
Plant Health Clinic 6
Leaf Tissue analysis Lab

15. Remedial Measures-Initiated Post Harvest Management and Marketing
Creation of infrastructure through private / public sector :-
Pack houses 214
Multi Commodity / multi chamber cold storage 42
Mobile processing units 01
Refer Van 01
Functional Infrastructure- collection &
grading centers. 24
Wholesale markets 11
Flower markets 01
Rural Mandies 15
Distillation units 54
Turmeric Curing units 08
Creation / strengthening the center of
excellence for PHM in public / private sector 06

16. Remedial Measures - Initiated Strengthening of Food Processing Infrastructure
Promotion of Food Processing Industries linking with 25% subsidy MFPI, GoI in clusters producing raw material for processing
Additional subsidy by GoUP for food processing industries investing more than Rs.1.00 crore capital cost, is under consideration
Promotion of integrated cold chain with linking 50% subsidy of GoI.

17. Remedial Measures - Initiated Arrangement of Additional Staff
Contractual Field assistants at Block level in 360 NHM blocks has been posted through NGOs / service providers.
Rest of the potential blocks will be covered with field assistants through RKVY and NREGA.
Proposal of posting contractual Horticulture Managers in 45 NHM districts through service provider at district level.
Redeployment of existing class-3 and class-4 employees to potential blocks.

18. Issues Inclusion of all 71 districts under NHM
Increase in outlay for
Exemption of small project based proposals from credits linked back ended subsidy (onion storage, small pack house, distillation units, turmeric curing unit etc).
Revision of unit cost for specific crops according to present situation.
The mechanism of release of funds should be similar to NREGA and additional funds should be released on expenditure of 60% by the state.
Approval of project based activities under NHM may kindly be decentralized at state level, as in case of RKVY.
Make provision for one Udyan Mitra in cluster of 5 villages on contractual basis on the pattern of Rojgar Sahyak of NREGA. Funding for this may be considered from NHM & RKVY.

19. Unit Cost of Different Component to be revised under NHMSl
Name of Component/Crop
Unit
Present Unit Cost
Proposed Unit Cost
Remarks
(i)
Potato Seed Production
Ha.
50000
80000
Cost of Potato F-1 Seed is approx. Rs.1200 per quintal and Labour Cost is Rs.100 per day.
(ii)
Estab. of New Garden (Banana-TC)
30000
125000
The cost of TC-Banana plant is approx. Rs.15 per plant. Thus, the cost of planting material is about Rs. 55 to 60 thousands per ha.
(iii)
Cut Flowers (Tuberose, Rose, Gerbera)
70000
120000
The cost of Tube-rose bulb (Planting Material) is approx. Rs.1 per bulb and cost of Rose Plant (Planting Material) is approx. Rs.10 per Plant. Thus, the cost of planting material approx. 1.0 lac per Ha.
iv)
Bulbulous Flower (Gladiolus)
90000
430000
Cost of imported bulbs (Planting Material) is about Rs.4.00 per bulb. Thus, the cost of planting material is approx. Rs.4.0 lacs per ha.
(v)
Spices (Turmeric, Garlic)
15000
Cost of Seed (Planting Material) of Garlic is Rs. 50 per kg. and Turmeric is Rs. 25 to 30 per kg. Thus, the cost of planting material is approx. Rs. 30 thousand per Ha.

20. Unit Cost of Different Component to be revised under NHM
Sl. No.
Name of Component/Crop
Unit
Present Unit Cost
Proposed Unit Cost
Remarks
(vi)
Medicinal and Aromatic Plant
Ha.
15000
30000
Cost of Mentha Suckers (Planting Material) is approx. Rs.20 per kg. Thus, a cost of planting material is Rs.20 to 25 thousand per Ha.
(vii)
Green House (Hi-Tech)
sq.m.
650
1300
Construction Cost of Hi-Tech Green House is approx. Rs.1300 to 1500 per sq.m.
(viii)
Green House (Normal)
250
500
Construction Cost of Normal Green House is approx. Rs.500 to 600 per sq.m.
(ix)
Mulching
14000
Cost of Black Mulching Sheet is approx. Rs. 3 to 5 per sq.m.
(x)
Shed-net 14 40
Cost of Shed-net is approx. Rs. 40 to 45 per sq.m.
(xi)
Plastic Tunnel 10 30
Construction cost of plastic tunnel is approx. Rs. 30 to 35 per sq.m.
(xii)
Distribution of Bee-colonies with hives
No.
1600
2200
The cost of Bee-colonies with hives is approx. Rs.2200 to 2500 per colony.

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