The 2 lakh crore rupees fruits, vegetables and floriculture industry of
For achieving the 4 percent annual growth in agriculture, the horticulture sector has all the potential to become a major contributor to our growing economy.
In a view to encourage this sector, in addition to NHM and Ministry of Food Processing Industry schemes, the government shall initiate steps to augment the growth in the horticulture sector by providing one time capital grant of 75 percent for setting up of district -level processing and marketing centres under public-private partnership programmes involving the cluster-based small and marginal farmers, the prospective agro-based SME Entrepreneurs and the government agencies.
More over, the 65000 crore rupees agri loan-waiver schemes announced by the government has not reached all the genuine small and marginal farmers including the ailing small farmers in floriculture. Hence, the government shall also fully waive the medium term agri- loan availed by them to give further boost for its growth.
H.N.SIVAN,
Director&CEO,
Nilgiris Horti-Tech Company Pvt Ltd,
(Consortium of Small Farmers of The Nilgiris District),
Golflinks,
Ph-04266-279900, Fax-0423-2222051 Mob-94438 56694, 98439 08540
(Brief Profile- I am 45 years old Science and Management graduate with 21 years experience of diversified corporate management industry exposures in Horticulture, Automobile, Finance, Textile, IT, FMCG sectors,etc.,
I am also a National Award Winner in recognition of my outstanding contributions to the development of commercial floriculture project of small farmers of The Nilgiris District.)
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