Role of NHB and MIDH for

promotion of horticulture and

Cold Chain in India
 India’s Position at Global Level
Production Scenario Major Fruit Export Destinations from India (2021-22)
1st
Netherlands: 35.2% share
Total: INR 2,491.5 crore
Grapes UAE: 13.7% share
Banana Pomegranate Mango Total: INR 1,422.7 crore
Mango

Turmeric Okra Papaya Iran: 34% share

Total: INR 1,198 crore
Banana
2 nd
Bangladesh: 91.2% share
Total: INR 406.2 crore

Orange
Potato Tomato Onion Bangladesh: 41% share
Total: INR 688.8 crore
Pomegranate
Cauliflower Brinjal Cabbage
Source: Tradestat, Ministry of Commerce and Industry (2021-22 data) 2
Indian Horticulture Scenario
Horticulture covers 18% of the net cultivated area

India recorded horticulture production of 342.33 million MT from an

area of 28.08 million ha in 2021/22

India is a net exporter of Horticulture produce :

Total export - Rs. 45,963.24 Cr
Total Imports: Rs. 37,760.92 Cr

Total Value of Fruits & Vegetables exports was Rs. 12,540.57 Cr

Total Fresh Fruits & Vegetables imports is of Rs.18,480.20 Cr.

Total export of spices is of Rs. 29,273.86 Cr

Source: APEDA (2021)

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Opportunities & Challenges of the Sector
Productivity Scenario of India – Key Crops
Post-harvest losses in F&V value Chains
Area Production Yield Yield
Crops
In 000 ha In 000 MT MT/Ha (world)
Apple 313 2437 7.78 17.77
Mango 2339 20336 8.69 9.87
Losses are mainly due to gaps in existing and required Tomato 831 20300 24.42 43.6
infrastructure for post harvest management Onion 1914 31129 16.26 24.49

Gaps in cold storage capacity Reasons for low productivity

• Source:Currently, India has 8,354 cold storage

APEDA (2021), PIB, FAO, Doubling Farmers’ income Report
facilities with an installed capacity of 380.8
lakh MT
• As per NABCONS, the demand for cold
storages in 2019-20 was 519.50 lakh MT
• Old and senile Plants in Orchards
• Lack of High Yielding, High Density Plantations
• Low assured irrigation coverage.
• Lack of adoption of global best practices &
Technologies.
• Lack of skilled workforce.

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 Sub- Schemes of MIDH
A. Centrally Sponsored Schemes
All States Except
NE and In all UTs
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) (60%:40%)
Himalayan States except J&K,
Central share
NE and is 100%. In
Horticulture Mission for North East & (90%:10%) Himalayan States J&K, it is
Himalayan States (HMNEH) (except Ladakh 90%:10%
where it is 100%)

B. Central Sector Schemes

National Horticulture Board (NHB) 100% All States
Development of Commercial Horticulture

Coconut Development Board (CDB) 100% All Coconut growing States

Development Schemes for Coconut
Capacity building in NE
Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH) 100%
States

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Objectives & Major Components of MIDH
To promote holistic growth of horticulture sector through area based
regionally differentiated strategies, which includes research, technology
promotion, extension, post harvest management, processing and marketing,
in consonance with comparative advantage of each State/Region and its
diverse agro-climatic features.
Major Components:
• Nursery and Quality planting material.
• Area expansion and rejuvenation of senile orchards.
• Protected Cultivation: Cultivation of high value horticulture crops under
controlled conditions.
• Post harvest infrastructure including primary processing
and cold storages.
• Capacity building of farmers.
• Centres of Excellence (CoEs).

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Physical Achievements from 2014-15 to 2022-23
 An additional area of 12.17 lakh Ha. has been increased under MIDH.
 807 new nurseries have been established for production of quality
planting material.
 About 2.65 lakh have been covered under protected cultivation activities.
 About 1.04 lakh Post Harvest Management infrastructures units including
pack houses, cold storage units, refrigerated vans, primary/mobile
processing units, ripening chambers, pre cooling units etc have been set
up.
 1458 Cold storages with 5.32 Million Tonne capacity created.
 49 Crop specific Centre of Excellence have been established under Indo-
Israel Cooperation, Indo-Dutch Cooperation and Research Institute

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Important Schemes of NHB

 Development of Commercial Horticulture through

Production and Post Harvest Management of
Horticulture Crops.

 Capital Investment Subsidy for Construction/

Expansion/ Modernization of Cold Storages for
Horticulture products.

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Components and Pattern of Assistance

Scheme -1

A. Commercial Horticulture Development in open field

conditions:

 Integrated commercial horticulture development projects in

open field conditions in project mode covering area over 2.00
ha. (5 Acres)

 Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of the total project

cost limited to Rs 30.00 lakh per project in General areas and
@ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh in NE
Region, Hilly and Scheduled areas.
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 Scheme -1

B. Cultivation in Protected Conditions (poly house/

net house)
Protected Cultivation Projects in project mode for projects having
area over 2500 sq meters.. In case of NER more than 1000
sq.meters

Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 50% of the total project cost

limited to Rs 56.00 lakh per project.

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 Scheme -1
C. Integrated post harvest management & primary processing

Integrated Post Harvest Management projects relating to Pack

House, Ripening Chamber , Refer Van , Retail Outlets, Pre- cooling
unit, Primary processing etc.

Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the total project cost

limited to Rs 50.75 lakh per project in general area and @ 50 %
of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh per project in NE , Hilly
and Scheduled areas.

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Scheme -1
C. Integrated post harvest management & primary processing

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 Scheme 2- Cold Storage Scheme

Credit linked projects relating to Cold Storages including

Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and their Modernization.

Pattern of Assistance
The subsidy is provided @ 35% of the capital cost of project
in general areas and 50% in case of NE, Hilly & Scheduled
Areas for a storage capacity above 5000 MT up to 10000 MT .
In case of NER more than 1000 MT.

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 Scheme 2- Cold Storage Scheme

Cost Norms:

CS - Type 1
 Rs. 7600/ MT for capacity between 5001 to 6500 MT.
 Rs. 7200/MT for capacity between 6501 to 8000 MT.
 Rs. 6800/MT for capacity between 8001 to 10000 MT.

CS - Type 2
 Rs. 9500/ MT for capacity between 5001 to 6500 MT.
 Rs. 9000/MT for capacity between 6501 to 8000 MT.
 Rs. 8500/MT for capacity between 8001 to 10000 MT.

 Additional Rs.10,000/MT for add on components of Controlled Atmosphere

technology

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Scheme 2- Cold Storage Scheme

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 Eligible Organizations: -

Association of Growers, Individuals, group of farmer

growers/consumers, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs,)
Partnership/Proprietary Firms, Self Help groups (SHGs), NGOs,
Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives, Co-operative Marketing
Federations, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees,
Marketing Boards/Committees, Municipal Corporations/
Committees, Agro- Industries Corporations, SAU’s and other
concerned R&D organizations are eligible to get assistance under
all the NHB schemes.
STEP BY STEP PROCESS TO FILL ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM

Submission of online application for GoC will have to pass through

following steps:

Step 1: Registration
Step 2: Fill Online Application for GoC
Step 3: Uploading of Documents
Step 4: Make Payment and submission

GoC is issued on after satisfaction of documents such as, Bank Term Loan
sanction letter, Appraisal note, Legal search report of land and non-
Encumbrance Certificate.
After GoC, promoter is allowed take disbursement of bank term loan and
start the project.
 Process of Subsidy Approval
After completion of the project work applicant /bank submit claim for
subsidy. Project completion time is 18 months, extendable upto 6 months on
merit.

After this inspection is conducted by Joint Inspection Team (JIT) to confirm

the completion of the project as per operational guidelines.

After receiving the JIT report it is submitted to IC/PAC meeting under the
chairmanship of Managing Director NHB for consideration and approval of
subsidy.

Subsidy is released in one installment in the subsidy Subsidy Reserve Fund

Account of the Financing Bank .

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Need of the Cluster Development Programme (CDP)

Institutionalization of farmers
650 MILLION MT as India’s projected demand for F&V by 2050

which is almost DOUBLE OF CURRENT PRODUCTION Participation of private sector for efficient food
supply chain

Convergence of various initiatives / programme

6.70% - 15.88% as Post Harvest losses in Horticulture crops Implementation of Innovative farm solutions

Value Chain Accelerators & Knowledge

Accelerators

Branding & Marketing Initiatives and Linkages

~₹90,000 Cr <2% 40% <50%

Agri Infrastructure
F&V is exported F&V goes unsold Farm Mechanisation
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Impact of CDP ~1 Million ~9 Lakh Ha

Farmers will be benefitted Area will be covered

~18 Million MT 20-25%

Produce will be handled Expected increase in Exports

~ ₹ 10000 Cr 11%

Expected Total Investment Post-infrastructure

coverage in clusters

~250 Nurseries ~25000 Ha GAP Certified Area

~3000 Packhouses ~460 Cold Storages

~300 Processing Units ~1800 Collection Centres

Based on the calculations of 55 clusters

~750 Refer Vans 21
About CDP

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Overview of Cluster Development Programme
Shopian Objectives
Kinnaur

Address the concerns of the complete value

Lucknow West Jaintia
Hills
Sepahijala
01 chain in horticulture
Kutch

Nasik and Solapur

Reduce harvest and post-harvest losses

Chitradurga
Mahbubnagar

Anantpur
02 by developing/ upgrading the infrastructure

Theni

Facilitate the dovetailing of resources,

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Identified 55 Potential Horticulture Clusters across 12 Clusters selected under CDP for piloting
India including convergence of various govt.
schemes
Key Aspects of CDP Financial Assistance
Focusing on
Central Sector development of cluster
01 Programme 02 brands and planting Mega: Upto 100 Cr Facilitate the introduction of innovative
material
• More than 15000 Ha 04 technologies and practices
Leveraging State Partnership with
03 Government Expertise 04 industry Midi: Upto 50 Cr
• Between 5000-15000 Ha
Build the capacity of stakeholders and

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Convergence of
schemes
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Area based
assistance: Mega, Midi
Mini: Upto 25 Cr 05 enhance farmers’ income
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FPO/AIF/MIDH
and Mini • Upto 5000 Ha
Unique Implementation Structure
NHB/MoA
National Horticulture Board (NHB) shall provide financial assistance and
supervise the overall implementation of the programme. Financial
Assistance & Programme
Approval of Management Unit
A government/public sector entity recommended by the State/Central IAs ( PMU)
Government shall be appointed as a Cluster Development Agency (CDA) for CDA-Government /
each identified cluster for the implementation of CDP. Public Sector
Entity

CDA will establish a Cluster Development Cell (CDC) with a dedicated team of
officers within the CDA for smooth implementation of the programme. Cluster Development
Technical
scrutiny & Cell (CDC)
Fund release
to IAs Gap
The CDAs shall select Implementing Agency/Agencies (IAs) through Call for Identification,
Coordination &
Proposal in an open and transparent manner for different verticals of the Cluster,
Monitoring
namely:
Implementing
• Pre-production and production Agency
(IA / IAs)
• Post-harvest management and value addition
• Logistics, marketing and branding

Post-Harvest Logistics,
Pre-Production
The Project Management Unit (PMU) of NHB shall provide technical assistance and Production
Management and Marketing and
to NHB and CDC for effective implementation of the CDP. Value Addition Branding

Programme Implementation Structure

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Appointed Cluster Development Agencies (CDAs)
Kutch, Mahabubnagar, Sepahijala,
Chitradurga,
Gujarat Telangana Tripura
Gujarat Agro Industries Telangana State
Karnataka Tripura Horticulture
Corporation limited KAPPEC
Horticulture Development Corporation Limited
Agency

Anantapur, Nashik, Solapur,

Shopian,
Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Maharashtra
Jammu & Kashmir AP Horticulture MSHMPB MSHMPB
JKHPMC Development Agency

West Jaintia Hills,

Lucknow, Theni, Kinnaur,
Meghalaya
Uttar Pradesh Tamil Nadu Himachal Pradesh Meghalaya State
RFRAC TANHODA HPMC Agriculture Marketing
Board

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Current Progress

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 Current Status
Acceptance Letters given to concerned CDAs & selected IAs during India Cold Chain
Conclave was held at the PHD Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi on 19.01.2023

Ananthapur Nashik Shopian

Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Jammu & Kashmir

Clusters

5 Implementing Agencies selected

West Jaintia Hills Mahabubnagar

Meghalaya Telangana
7 In progress
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 About Clean Plant Programme

• Pathogen-tested Foundation Plant Stocks are

the pillars of sustainable horticulture crop
production.
• Clean Plant Programme in India to be
implemented with the assistance of ADB
through NHB
• Total estimated cost of the Programme, Rs 2150
Crores with 50% loan share by ADB.
• Considering the length of preparing clean
mother stocks, the overall programme will be
focussed and invested on the
• Establishment of Clean Plant Centres,
• Rolling out a voluntary certification
scheme,
• Capacity building,
• Regulations and monitoring framework
establishment
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 Clean Plant Programme

Programme Objectives:  
• To enhance (i) yield of horticulture crops by providing disease free planting material and (ii)
dissemination and adoption of climate resilient varieties
• To protect ecosystem through proactive virus and disease controls
• To enhance stakeholder capacities for the adoption and operation of clean plant production,
maintenance, and distribution
 
Proposed Outcome and Outputs of the Programme :
• Systems will be operationalized for disease and pathogen testing, and pathogen elimination therapy
for imported materials as well as domestic cultivars and newly developed cultivars.
• Initial target crops proposed are Apple + temperate, Mango + Guava, Grapes, Pomegranate and
Citrus
• Knowledge network will be established for developing state-of-the-art techniques for detecting
pathogens and establishing/updating diagnostic guidelines and standards
• Mother stock/ foundation stock of - clean, disease free and tested propagation materials will
established and maintained at the clean plant centers, and provided to horticulture farmers through
registered nurseries and growers
• System to have full traceability, bar-coding of plant material and sale of planting material through a
single software system
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THANKS