Role Functions & Strategy Department of Horticulture & Food Processing U.P.

Improvement in production of fruit, green leafy vegetable and potato farming in per unit area.
Special attention over production of Fruits of much cost (mango, guava, banana, gooseberry, lychee, citrus, etc.) and green leafy vegetable (tomato, pea, bell pepper, okra, cabbage, Ltawali and other main vegetables) by organising timely programs.
To make coordination among various processing programs of horticulture development.
Development of Fruits, flowers, spices and green leafy vegetables which are reasonable for export in compact areas. For this purpose, selection of areas of specific crops should be done and proper facilities should be provided to it.
Productive, pure and disease-free fruit plants, productive and certified green leafy vegetable seeds, improvement in production of basic and certified potato seed and to make farmers and horticulturists a part of this.
To increase income of farmers of SC, ST majority areas by promoting fruit, green leafy vegetable and flower development in fields of these farmers.
To make drip and sprinkler irrigation systems more acceptable, with a view of water harvesting and quality production.
For improvement in production of horticultural crops, farmers and horticulturists should be made much aware of modern technical information.
To promote cottage industry establishment by providing training in fruit and vegetable conservation, mushroom and betel production, bee keeping, cookery and bakery.
To improve income and employment among farmers by promoting horticultural crops who give more income.
Renovation of older, less productive and unproductive plantations.
To lessen loss after crop picking, transfer of technical work should be done.
To organise programs for conservative farming, integrated nutrient management and integrated pest management, so that environment could be protected and soil and production quality could be improved.
On cooperative basis, for marketing of horticultural crops, formation of primary horticulture marketing cooperative committees and make them effective.

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