Lok Sabha Question No. 1458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Horticulture Cluster Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1458

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## HORTICULTURE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

1458.  ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Horticulture Cluster Development Programme implemented by the National Horticulture Board;
- (b)  the details of clusters selected for the project and for the pilot phase of the project;
- (c)  whether the Government has received any request from the State of Kerala for inclusion of clusters in the pilot phase; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the decisions taken?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers'  Welfare  (MoA&FW)  has  decided  for development of horticulture clusters of selected high value horticulture crops. A total no. of 53  horticulture  clusters  have  been  identified  by  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare  (DA&FW),  out  of  which  12  clusters  have  been  selected  for  Pilot  launch  of Horticulture  Cluster  Development  Programme  (CDP)  through  National  Horticulture  Board. The  programme  focuses  on  holistic  development  of  the  clusters,  including  addressing concerns of the entire horticulture value chain, viz., pre-production, production, post-harvest management & value addition to logistics, marketing, and branding. Details of 12 clusters selected for Pilot launch are at Annexure .
- (c) & (d): MoA&FW has  received  a  request  from  the  State  of  Kerala  for  inclusion  of Banana,  Pineapple,  Black  Pepper  and  Cardamom  clusters  under  Horticulture  Cluster Development  Programme.  Since  the  implementation  of  CDP  has  been  initiated  on  pilot basis only, it has been decided not to include more clusters at this stage.

## Annexure

## List of selected 12 clusters under pilot phase of Cluster Development Programme

|   S. No. | Crop        | Identified cluster    | State            |
|----------|-------------|-----------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Apple       | 1. Shopian            | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|        1 | Apple       | 2. Kinnaur            | Himachal Pradesh |
|        2 | Mango       | 1. Lucknow            | Uttar Pradesh    |
|        2 | Mango       | 2. Kutch              | Gujarat          |
|        2 | Mango       | 3. Mahbubnagar        | Telangana        |
|        3 | Banana      | 1. Anantapur          | Andhra Pradesh   |
|        3 | Banana      | 2. Theni              | Tamil Nadu       |
|        4 | Grapes      | 1. Nashik             | Maharashtra      |
|        5 | Pineapple   | 1. Sepahijala         | Tripura          |
|        6 | Pomegranate | 1. Solapur            | Maharashtra      |
|        6 | Pomegranate | 2. Chitradurga        | Karnataka        |
|        7 | Turmeric    | 1. West Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya        |

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