Bathinda: Aiming progress within the horticulture sector a undertaking ‘Punjab Horticulture Development and Sustainable Entrepreneurship’ (PHASE) is being launched in Punjab. The overarching goal of undertaking PHASE is to handle present gaps and challenges throughout horticulture worth chains and produce potential horticulture commodities on worldwide horticulture map. Initially 8 horticulture crops Chilli, Kinnow, Peas, Potato, Litchi, Guava, Flower and Silk have been recognized for particular crop worth chain growth actions by undertaking PHASE. The undertaking can be launched on the district degree occasion at Ferozepur on March 17.
The function of division of Horticulture is to supply assist in leveraging central and state authorities schemes and program for the cluster. The function of personal gamers is to assist the cluster in enhancing the standard of output and entry excessive worth markets. Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Chairman PUNSEED, will launch the undertaking with preliminary allocation of Rs 40 crore for horticulture crop particular built-in growth of worth chains.
Main challenges related to horticulture crops embody lack of worth assurance, excessive preliminary funding, excessive perishability of the crop, low costs throughout peak season, absence of worth chain and lack of entry to home and world markets.
Presently space beneath Horticultural in Punjab is almost 4.60 lakh hectares out of which over 96k hectare is beneath fruits, 3.21 lakh hectares beneath greens, 2,195 hectares beneath flowers and 39,710 hectare beneath spices and fragrant crops. With solely 5.37% share of gross cropped space, Horticulture contributes practically 14.83% worth to Punjab’s agriculture GDP.
The function of division of Horticulture is to supply assist in leveraging central and state authorities schemes and program for the cluster. The function of personal gamers is to assist the cluster in enhancing the standard of output and entry excessive worth markets. Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha Kultar Singh Sandhwan, Horticulture Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Chairman PUNSEED, will launch the undertaking with preliminary allocation of Rs 40 crore for horticulture crop particular built-in growth of worth chains.
Main challenges related to horticulture crops embody lack of worth assurance, excessive preliminary funding, excessive perishability of the crop, low costs throughout peak season, absence of worth chain and lack of entry to home and world markets.
Presently space beneath Horticultural in Punjab is almost 4.60 lakh hectares out of which over 96k hectare is beneath fruits, 3.21 lakh hectares beneath greens, 2,195 hectares beneath flowers and 39,710 hectare beneath spices and fragrant crops. With solely 5.37% share of gross cropped space, Horticulture contributes practically 14.83% worth to Punjab’s agriculture GDP.