Cluster Development Programme (CDP) has been designed to leverage geographical specialization of horticulture clusters to make them globally competitive. The main objectives of the CDP are as under:
- Address the concerns of the horticulture value chain from pre-production, production, post-harvest management and value addition to logistics, marketing and branding in an integrated manner for accelerating competitiveness in the domestic and export market.
- Reduce harvest and post-harvest losses by developing/ expanding/upgrading the infrastructure for post-harvest handling of produce, value addition and market linkages.
- Facilitate the introduction of innovative technologies and practices to help enhance the global competitiveness of focus cluster crops.
- Facilitate the dovetailing of resources, including convergence of various government schemes in order to entrench stakeholders in the global value chains.
- Build the capacity of stakeholders and enhance farmers’ income through cluster-specific interventions including brand promotion.
MoA&FW has selected 12 clusters for the pilot phase of the programme. So far, Government has appointed Cluster Development Agencies (CDAs) in 11 clusters of the pilot phase.
The formation of FPOs is an integral part of Horticulture Cluster Development Programme which will help farmers with small land holding and help them in achieving economies of scale in an integrated manner by addressing concerns of entire value chain in the selected clusters.
List of selected 12 clusters under pilot phase of Cluster Development Programme
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S. No. |
Crop |
Identified cluster |
State |
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1 |
Apple |
1. Shopian |
Jammu & Kashmir |
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2. Kinnaur |
Himachal Pradesh |
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2 |
Mango |
1. Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh |
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2. Kutch |
Gujarat |
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3. Mahbubnagar |
Telangana |
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3 |
Banana |
1. Anantapur |
Andhra Pradesh |
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2. Theni |
Tamil Nadu |
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4 |
Grapes |
1. Nashik |
Maharashtra |
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5 |
Pineapple |
1. Sepahijala |
Tripura |
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6 |
Pomegranate |
1. Solapur |
Maharashtra |
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2. Chitradurga |
Karnataka |
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7 |
Turmeric |
1. West Jaintia Hills |
Meghalaya |
The status of appointment of Cluster Development Agencies (CDAs)
|
S. No. |
Cluster |
Name of the Cluster Development Agency (CDA) |
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1. |
Chitradurga, Karnataka |
Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and Export Corporation Limited |
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2. |
Nashik, Maharashtra |
Maharashtra State Horticulture and Medicinal Plant Board |
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3. |
Solapur, Maharashtra |
Maharashtra State Horticulture and Medicinal Plant Board |
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4. |
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh Horticulture Development Agency |
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5. |
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
Regional Food Research and Analysis Centre |
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6. |
Theni, Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency |
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7. |
Kutch, Gujarat |
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation limited |
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8. |
Mahbubnagar , Telangana |
Telangana State Horticulture Development Corporation Limited |
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9. |
West Jaintia Hils, Meghalaya |
Meghalaya State Agriculture Marketing Board |
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10. |
Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh |
Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited |
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11. |
Shopian, Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu & Kashmir Horticulture Produce & Marketing Corporation Limited |
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.
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