Horticulture In India-Part II

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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

This sub-sector has high potential for health management considering the importance being given to herbal products. Concerted efforts have been made to consume the bio-diversity of the herbal wealth by establishing 226 hectares of herbal gardens along with 16 nurseries to provide quality planting material.

Besides, 335 hectares have been developed for production of quality planting material of aromatic plants. More than 6,000 demonstration-cum-seed production plots have been established in the farmer field.

Bee-Keeping

In order to maximize horticulture production, honey bees can be used as an important input for increasing the productivity of horticulture crops through cross pollination. About 85 percent crop plants are cross-pollinated as they need to receive pollen from other plants of the same species with the help of external agents. Honey bees, wax and royal jelly give additional income to the farmers.

National Horticulture Mission

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, National Horticulture Mission has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs with an outlay of Rs. 2300 crore, for implementation during the remaining period of Tenth Five Year Plan and will address the issues of production, post-harvest management and marketing of horticulture produce.

Management of Agriculture

Agriculture being a State subject, the primary responsibility for increasing agriculture production, enhancing productivity and exploring the vast untapped potential of the sector rests with the States. The role of the Center is to complement and supplement their efforts in a catalytic way so that the efforts of the States in agricultural development yield quick results and the benefits percolate down to poorest fames.

In the Macro Management of Agriculture Scheme he States have been given flexibility to develop and pursue activities on the basis of their regional priorities.

The new approach ensures that the funds placed at the disposal of the States are not diverted for non-developmental and non-agriculture purposes and are utilized for development of agricultural through specific intervention. The Central assistance is released in lump sum on the basis of the proposals contained in the Work Plans submitted by the various State Governments/Union Territory Administrations.

The State Agriculture Department which is the Nodal Department for the Macro Management Scheme further allocates funds to the other departments agencies in their States.

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