1. Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner
Kharif Campaign Group No. 6 on Making North East & Himalayan States as Power Houses of Horticulture Development -Organic Farming
Chaired by
Dr . S. K. Malhotra
Agriculture & Horticulture Commissioner
States participated : Assam, Meghalaya, A & N, Nagaland, J & K and Sikkim

2. NER & Hills are potential power house of horticulture development
Diversity of horticulture crops - Home to niche crops -(Assam Lemon, Pineapple, cardamom, oranges, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, Passion fruit)
NER accounts for 45 % of total pineapple production in India.
Sikkim is the largest producer of large cardamom (54 % share) .
NER is the fourth largest producer of oranges in India.
Best quality ginger (low fiber content) is produced in this region.
Apple, walnut, almond, apricots, kiwi are the crops of hills
Extent of chemical consumption in farming far less than national avg.
18 lakhs ha of land in NER can be classified as “Organic by Default”.
Dependence of mid/high altitude farmers on within farm renewable resources.
Time tested indigenous farming systems and
Use of indigenous technical knowledge in agriculture.

3. Recommendations for thrust on
Availability of quality planting material.
Rejuvenation of old / senile orchards.
Comprehensive perspective plan for horticulture infrastructure development.
Promotion of mechanization in horticulture.
Farm level infrastructure for cold chain sorting, grading pre-cooling, handling and storage.
Branding of organic products and marketing infrastructure.
Convergence with schemes like MOFPI, APEDA, RKVY, etc,
Capacity building through training & demonstration of improved technologies, certification etc.

4. Ensuring availability of quality planting material in NE & Himalayan Region
Area expansion linked to availability of quality planting material through accrediated nurseries.
Establishment of modern nurseries mother blocks/ rootstock blocks with hi-tech nurseries & tissue culture units.

5. Production of 20 000 Rough lemon rootstock for budding
Rootstock production
Production of Rough lemon rootstock for budding

6. High prevalence of senile orchards
Lower productivity and poor quality of produce from senile orchards
Promotion of high density/ ultra high density planting systems in potential crops.
Rejuvenation package for declining orchards of citrus in NE region and apple in J&K.

7. Perspective plan for horticulture infrastructure development.
Promotion of mechanization in horticulture.
Farm level infrastructure for cold chain sorting, grading pre-cooling, handling and storage.

8. Machenization of hill Horticulture
Power Weeder
Mini Power Tiller
Power Tiller
Machenization of hill Horticulture
Motorized spray pump
Power chain saw
Grass cutter
Motorized Pole Pruner
Earth Auger

9. Components of Cold Chain Logistics

10. Certification, Branding of organic products and marketing infrastructure.
Adoption and certification of organic farming through cluster approach
Establishment of organic hub in NE & Himalayan states with the help of Mission Organic Programme for NE states and PKVY.
Convergence with schemes like MOFPI, APEDA, RKVY, etc,

11. Nursery raising using protray method with single bud rhizomes
Screening of diseased seed/seedling possible.
Reduced seed rate requirement (20 q to 8 q/ha)
Cost of cultivation will reduce

12. Eco-friendly management of ginger soft rot
Healthy ginger seed
Hot Water C (HWT) for 30 min & Shade drying
Cabriotop (Strobilurin) for 30 min
Rhizome smearing (25% garlic extract)
Trichoderma harzianum
soil application (2.5 kg/ 50k gFYM/ ha)
Healthy ginger cultivation (disease control upto 90%)

13. Megha/ Lakhadong- High curcumin content

14. Improved farm level turmeric boiling unit
Capacity : About 200 kg per batch / quintals per day
Fuel requirement : 25–30 kg per batch of 200 kg.
Three persons are required
No skilled labour is required
The unit can be fabricated to any capacity
Cost of the unit: App. Rs.15,000

15. Turmeric demonstration block
Turmeric powder

16. THANKYOU