Horticulture

HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT

Raita Seva Kendra

Various programmes implemented during 2018-19 is as follows

• In 2018-19 Horticulture Department got financial target of Rs. 783.73 Lakhs, out of which Rs. 682.51 Lakhs was released and till the end of March-2019 a total Rs. 682.51 Lakhs was spent to implement various schemes.
• Under Zilla PAnchayath and Taluka Panchayath schmes Rs. 48.42 Lakhs was spent under Oilpalm Cultivation, Micro Irrigation, Horticulture Building, Horticulture farm maintenance, Publicity and Literature, Bee Keeping, Plant Protection and training programmes.
• A total of Rs. 263.96 Lakhs was spent from Horticulture Department to implement state sector schemes like Comprehensive Horticulture Development Programme, Integrated Control of Pest and diseases of Horticulture Crops, Apiculture and Bee Keeping and Krishi Bhagya Schemes.
• To implement centally sponsored schemes like Pradhan Manthri Krishi Sichayai Yojana, Integrated farming in coconut for productivity improvement programme, National Horticulture Mission, Rastriya Krishi Vikasa Yojane and Sub Mission on Agriculture Mechanisation a total of Rs. 366.61 Lakhs was spent from Horticulture Department.
• In 2018-19 Assisted for 2 small nurseries of private sector to build required infrastructure for the production of good quality planting material.
• During 2018-19 a total of 520.51 Hectare area brought under Horticulture Crops through area expansion programmes of different schemes. Cashew, Banana, Black Pepper, Pineaplle, Vegetables and Grafted Black Pepper, minor fruits like Jamun and Mangosteen area expansion is done in district.
• In 2018-19 assisted for 81 Hectare of Coconut, 59.20 Hectare of Cashew and Back Pepper is rejuvenation.
• Purchase of 6 Small Tractors, Construction of 1 Mushroom unit, 4 Pack House and 3 Multipurpose Processing units are assisted from National Horticulture Mission Scheme in order to encourage employment generation and to reduce post harvest losses.
• To assist clean and easy drying of Horticulture produce Department supported 2 farmers for establishment of Solar Tunnel Dryer in 2018-19.
• Assited for construction of 10 water harvesting structures for conservation of water in district under National Horticulture Mission Scheme.
• 300 urban beneficiaries are trained for development of  Kitchen and Terrace Garden and distributed Kitchen and Terrace Garden Kits for establishment and assisted for 1 small scale Mushroom unit under Comprehensive Horticulture Development Programme.
• 45 Hectare Horticulture area is brought under microirrigation under Pradhan Manthri Krishi Sinchayi Yojane during 2018-19.
• 453 farmers are assisted with Rs. 51.94 Lakhs under the Scheme Submission on Agricultural Mechanization for the purchase of implements used in Horticulture crops.
• To improve pollination through bee keeping 6 apiculture trainings organized in 2018-19 and assisted for the purchase of 583 Bee Hive and Colony under different schemes.
•  Trainings, Tours and field visits are organized using funds from different schemes.
• In Department Farms and Nurseries Good quality planting materials of Horticulture crops are produced and sold to farmers at Department price.
• In Mahathma Gandhi Employment Guarantee Scheme Rs. 46.40 Lakhs was spent to create 17675 man days in Horticulture Sector.
• Arecanut and Black Pepper crops are included in Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in Udupi District. During 2018-19 for these crops 1844 farmers registered and based on eligibility total Insured amount of Rs. 56.048 Lakhs paid in 3068 cases.
• A total of Rs. 718.74 Lakhs was paid to 9,659 farmers in 2018-19 as relief under National/State Disaster Management Fund for Koleroga Affected Arecanut Plantations through Parihara Softwere of Revinue Department by DBT.