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Indian Institute of Horticulture Research [IIHR] which is a subsidiary of  Indian Council of Agriculture Research and  autonomous Organisation under Department of Agriculture Research and Organisation.

IIHR is a premier research institute of India which develops variety of quality of both regional and Hybrid Seedlings for Various Horticulture Crops. Seedlings for Fruit Crops, Vegetable Crops, Flower Crops, Medicinal and Aromatic Seeds are made available for the Farmers all over the country.

In the last few decades horticulture had gained huge providence and helping farmers and contributing in growth of development of agriculture sector in india,

Government of India also launched various schemes under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture. These schemes act as end to end approach for increasing production of horticulture crops and reduces the post harvest loss of the Farmers.

List of Schemes under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH):

It has five major schemes on horticulture-

• National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
• Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)
• National Horticulture Board (NHB)
• Coconut Development Board (CDB).
• Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland

• Horticulture does not enjoy a safety net like the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for foodgrains.
• Lack of good cold chain storage and transport networks to extend the life of perishable products.
• Very less or limited input by machinery and equipment so it is tough to minimise the time restraints.
• Higher input costs than foodgrains make it a difficult set up, especially when there is no support from the local governments to the smaller farmers.
• It gets challenging for marginal farmers to cope with the high price fluctuations.
• Limited availability of market intelligence, mainly for exports makes it a tougher option to choose.

• The diversification in the agricultural sector mainly of the horticulture sector has become a major source of positive growth for the sector itself and for the nation.
• It has emerged as a promising source of income acceleration, employment generation, poverty alleviation and export promotion.
• India can emerge as a far bigger producer and exporter if sufficient emphasis is given to resource allocation, infrastructure development, more R&D, technological upgradation and better policy framework for horticulture sector.
• Horticulture sector with strong forward and backward linkages as an organised industry can stimulate and sustain growth.

In the Last One Decade, Mobile Technology has quickly become the most common way of transmitting information and services in the country. As we know Indian Economy is mainly dependent on Agriculture and 60% of the Indian Population is majorly dependent on Agricultural Sectors.

Connecting Indian Farmers with Mobile Technology is a crucial step to achieve Technology-based farming and also plays an important role in adapting smart farming techniques and Climate-resilient Agriculture.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India's Top Agricultural Research Institutes, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, and other private players have developed various Mobile Agriculture Applications to assist farmers in our country.

Here are the Top Indian Agriculture Mobile Applications which are extremely helpful for the farmers.

1) Kisan Suvidha:

2) Pashu Poshan:

3) Shetkari Masik:

4) Crop Insurance (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana):

5) E-NAM (National Agriculture Market):

6) PMIS Brinjal:

7) PMIS Tomato:

8) Krishi Network:

9) Krishify:

10) Agri-App:

11) Bharat Agri Smart Farming Agriculture Expert App:

12) Pusa Krishi:

13) IFFCO Kisan:

14) Kheti-Badi:

Hello Guys welcome to another Podcast of Indian Kisan News. Today's Podcast is going to be on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana (P M F B Y). In this podcast we try to talk about this scheme and how it could be useful for the farmers of India. Topics covered in this Podcast are:

1) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana Scheme Details.

2) Documents Needed.

3) How to Apply P M F B Y.

4) How to Check Beneficiary Status.

5) Eligibility Criteria.

This Podcast on the List of all Agriculture Schemes in India is divided into two parts. This Podcast is the 2nd part of the Agriculture Schemes where we cover 14 Schemes related to the Agriculture sector. Here is the List of Schemes we are going to discuss in this Podcast.

Pashudhan Sanjivani. 

 E-Pashuhaat.  

National Mission on Bovine Productivity.  

National Bamboo Mission.  

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India.  

Green Revolution- Krishonnati Yojana.  

Mission Organic Value Chain Development of North East Region.  

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana.  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.  

Participatory Guarantee Scheme for Certifying Organic Food products.  

Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium.  National Food Security Mission.  

National Initiative for Climate Resilient Agriculture.

Agriculture plays an important role and also considered as a backbone of the Indian Economy. Around 60-70 percent of the Indian population depends on Agriculture Sector. It contributes 17 percent to Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs 60% of the Indian Population.

Realizing the Importance of Agriculture sector for the growth of the Indian Economy, the Government of India has taken improvement measures and also set new guidelines in Agro Sector. The primary goal of the Government of India is to "Double the Income of Farmers by 2024".

Indian Government has Introduced various lists of Schemes covering all sectors of Agriculture. Here is the lists of all the Agriculture Schemes in India.

• PM-Kisan Fasal Bhima Yojana (PMFBY):
• Mission FingerLing:
• PM Anndata Aay Sanrakshan Yojana (PMAASHA):
• Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav Scheme:
• National Program for Use of Space Technology for Agriculture:
• Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation ( RAFTAAR):
• E-Rakam:
• E-Nam:
• Har Medh Par Ped:
• National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture:
• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shikhsha Yojana:
• Soil Health Card Scheme:
• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Pension Yojana:

This Podcast is divided into two parts. In Part I of the article, we will cover a total of 13 Schemes, and remaining will be included in Part II of the Article.

PM Aasha: Pradhan Mantri Anndata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan Scheme,  We try to talk about PM Aasha Scheme in detail, How it is useful for the farmers, and how farmers can apply for this Scheme, what are the components associated with this Scheme.

• PM Aasha is started in September 2018 by the union cabinet of India, which was chaired by now Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is an Umbrella Scheme under this Scheme. There are three major components.
• Under this Scheme, a Minimum Support Price for 23 agricultural products has been set. This is not the First time MSP has implemented on agricultural products. MSP has been set from previous years also, but some modifications have made to them.
• The main aim of this Scheme is to double the Farmer's income by 2024. then the question is how this Scheme will increase the Farmer's revenue? To this question, one of the answers given by the Government is they decided that Farmer will get an income of 1.5 times of Cost of Production.
• For Eg: (If Farmer had a production cost of 10000 Rupees from crop sowing to taking the crop market Yard. Then according to this Scheme, the Farmer will get 15000 Rupees.) This applies to those agricultural products on which MSP specified.

Food Corporation of India (FCI), National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), Jute and Cotton Corporation on India and many Government agriculture agencies will take up the Procurement activities in states and districts across India.

• There are 23 Crops which comes under Minimum Support Price:
• Seven types Cereals (Paddy, Maize, Wheat, Barley, Ragi, Sorghum, Pearl Millet), five types of Pulses (Gram, Toor, Moong, Urad, Lentil), seven types of Oilseeds ( Groundnut, Rapeseed-Mustard, Soyabean, Sesamum, Sunflower, Safflower, Nigerseed), four types of Commercial Crops ( Sugar Crane, Jute, Cotton, and Copra).

It is an Umbrella Scheme. State Government has an option to Choose any one scheme according to the availability in a particular state. The three components which come under this Scheme are:

Below is the Eligibility Criteria of Farmers for the Rythu Bandhu Scheme.

• Farmers should be Residents of Telangana.
• Farmers should have his/her own Agriculture Land.
• Both Agriculture and Horticulture Farmers are Eligible for this Scheme.
• All Small, Medium, and Big Farmers are Eligible for this Scheme.

These Farmers are Not Eligible for this Scheme.

• Farmers who are not Residents of Telangana.
• Tenant Farmers are not Eligible for this Scheme.
• Agriculture Workers are not eligible for this Scheme.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana Details:

• This Scheme is Started in 2018 by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The PM Kisan Scheme aims to give financial support for the farmers. Under this scheme, every farmer of India will get 6000 Rs per year.
• In the 2018 start of this scheme, only farmers who have agricultural land under 2 hectares are eligible. But from 2019, every farmer who has his/her land was made eligible.
• Agricultural Workers, Tenant Farmers, and Community based Landowners, and State & Central Government Employees are not eligible to avail of this benefit.
• An amount of 6000 Rs will be given in 3 installments with each installment of 2000 Rs. The Amount directly transferred to the beneficiaries' account.
• But to avail of the benefit of this scheme. The farmer should have a bank account, Aadhar Card, and the respective state governments should computerize land records of every farmer.
• All the Indian Agricultural Farmers who has their own Land will be benefited under this scheme. All Small, Medium, Marginal and Big Farmers are Eligible for this Scheme.

Here is the List of  Not Eligible People.

• Agricultural Workers.
• Tenant Farmers.
• Community Based Farmers.
• Person who Paid Income tax for last assessment year.
• Working Professional like Engineers, Doctors, Architects, Lawyers, Charted Accountants are not Eligible.
• Employees of State and Central Government bodies are Not Eligible.
• Retired Employees of both State and Central Government.
• All Institutional Land holders.
• Former and present holders of constitutional posts.
• Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of LokSabha/ RajyaSabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative Councils,former and present Mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.