Horticulture Development Project
Himachal Pradesh
Horticulture has emerged as one of the potential sector in accelerating the growth of State’ economy and augmenting farmers’ income. The nature has endowed Himachal Pradesh with a wide range of agro climatic conditions due to which there is huge potential for cultivation of high value horticulture crops. The Government of Himachal Pradesh is aware of the potentials for the development of Horticulture in the State and treats horticulture a priority area in the development plans. It is matter of great satisfaction that as a result of the pragmatic policies adopted by the State Government and the unequivocal adoption of the development programmes by the farmers, the State has achieved a transformation in the horticulture sector during the last fifty years.
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Project Indicators
Project Components
To enhance horticultural competitiveness at the farm level by supporting access to knowledge, technology and finance, such as to increase long-term productivity and farm income of small land holders
This component is being implemented, to enhance market access for farmers through value addition at the farm level, through improved post-harvest handling of their produce, to meet the demands of high
The objective of this component is to improve farmer access to market information and intelligence; improve transparency in price discovery, improve market infrastructure and services in the traditional wholesale
The objective of this component is to ensure the effective implementation of the project activities and monitor and evaluate project implementation progress, outputs and outcomes, building on