Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
G. Workshops, Seminars
5.7 Directorate of Cashewnut and Co - coa Development, Kochi
Fig 3. Accreditation awareness programme conducted at Siddapura, Karnataka
5.7 Directorate of Cashewnut and Co-
plantations established during 2017-18 is undertaken during the current financial year.
• Replanting of senile cashew plantations:
The objective of the scheme is to increase the production and productivity of cashew by removal of senile plantations and replanting with high yielding varieties.
Financial assistance @ Rs.20,000 per ha is provided for meeting the expenditure on planting materials and cost of materials for INM/IPM in three installments in 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75%
in the 2nd year and 90% in the 3rd year.
The 3rd year maintenance of cashew plantations replanted during 2017-18 is being undertaken during the current financial year.
• Cashew productivity improvement programme through High Density Planting
The objective of the programme is to improve the production and productivity of cashew in a unit area by high density planting technique. Financial assistance
@ Rs. 40,000 per ha for meeting the expenditure on planting materials and cost of materials for INM/IPM in three installments in 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75% in the 2nd year and 90% in the 3rd year. The 3rd year maintenance of cashew high density plantations established during 2017-18 is being undertaken during the current financial year.
• Accreditation of Cashew/Cocoa Nurseries
The DCCD acts as a nodal agency for accreditation of existing cashew/cocoa nurseries based on the guidelines prepared by the DCCD and issue
certificates of accreditation. This accreditation ensures the quality of planting materials of cashew and cocoa produced by nurseries in the private and public sectors.
• Publicity for crop promotion:
This programme is intended to take up intensive publicity measures for promotion of cashew and cocoa by dissemination of latest productive technologies to the farming community and other target groups coming under the fold of cultivation, processing, marketing and export by organizing state level seminars, District level seminars, fairs on cashew and cocoa in various states and also national conferences.
• HRD programme
The objective and focus of this programme is to bridge the gap of knowledge and skill, of both officers and extension workers engaged in implementation of cashew and cocoa development programmes under NHM and farmers/entrepreneurs or un-employed women on cashew and cocoa farming and processing by organizing farmers training, exposure visits, cashew apple utilization training and skill development programmes.
5.7.2 The Salient achievements under the scheme during 2019-20 are as follows:
• Plantation maintenance activities in an area of 1425 ha under cashew and 718 ha under cocoa were established during 2017-18 under new plantation programme and is completed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• Under the replanting programme, maintenance works have been
undertaken in the plantations replanted in the year 2017-18 with high yielding varieties in an area of 985 ha in the states of Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• The Directorate has established 64 ha of high density cashew plantations with 400 cashew grafts per ha with a spacing of 5 m× 5 m in Gadag district of Karnataka with the guidance of K.H Pattil Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti. The 3rd year maintenance works of these plantations has been completed in the current monsoon season.
• 40 cashew/cocoa nurseries in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu will be accredited by the Directorate based on the assessment made by the expert team constituted for the production and distribution of good quality cashew grafts and cocoa hybrid seedlings. This ensures quality of planting materials and
increases the productivity of plantations in the country.
• As part of publicity and crop promotion activities, one National level seminar, 5 state level seminars, 20 field days and 30 district level seminars on cashew and cocoa will be organized in various states in association with State Agricultural Universities, KVKs, Corporations and ICAR institutes.
• Under the HRD programme, 3 National level trainings, 20 farmers training, 5 exposure visits and 20 cashew apple utilization trainings will be conducted in association with SAUs and ICAR institutes.
• An exclusive Android application for cashew cultivation has been developed by the Directorate in association with the Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur. The App will be available in 10 languages and it would be speed up the process of dissemination of information from research institutes to farmers.
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Overview
6.1 The National Food Security Mission was launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 million tonnes, respectively by the end of the 11th Plan through area expansion and productivity enhancement;
restoring soil fertility and productivity;
creating employment opportunities and enhancing the farm level economy. The Mission was continued during the 12th Plan with new targets of additional production of 25 million tonnes of foodgrains comprising of 10 million tonnes of rice, 8 million tonnes of wheat, 4 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million tonnes of coarse cereals by the end of the 12th Plan. Beyond the 12th Plan (2017-18 to 2019-20), it was decided to continue the programme with new targets to achieve 13 million tonnes of additional foodgrains production comprising of rice– 5 million tonnes, wheat- 3 million tonnes, pulses-3 million tonnes and nutri-cum-coarse cereals- 2 million tonnes by 2019-20 with a new objective to enhance post-harvest value addition at farm gate for better price realization to farmers through efficient market linkages.
6.2 The basic strategy of the Mission is to promote and extend improved technologies of package of practices of crops through various types of demonstrations (FLDs/
Cluster), distribution of HYV seeds, production of seeds, distribution of micro- nutrients/ soil ameliorants/integrated nutrient management/integrated pest management, improved resource management tools/
machineries /implements, efficient water application devices along with capacity