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The Green Revolution within India commenced in the early 1960s that led to an increase in food grain production,
especially in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. Major milestones in this undertaking were the development of
high-yielding varieties of wheat, and rust resistant strains of wheat. To put gures in context, from 1961-62 to 1985-
EDEN HORTICULTURE 86, while national agricultural growth was 2.6%, Punjab’s agricultural growth was 6.4%; the highest in the country
followed by Haryana with an agricultural growth of 4.7%. Whole nation is looking at these two states viz. Haryana
Servises design educational project and Punjab, what would be next after green revolution and they have already laid the foundation for commercial
horticulture project to achieve goal of doubling farmer income.
In Haryana, project started with Rs 510.36 crore in next three years under the Crop Cluster Development Programme
We design school project for children to understand precision farming concept which would help (CCDP). In Gurugram eight clusters have been formed of 32 horticulture villages whereas 140 clusters of 340
them to groom as future entrepreneur. Like smart class makes your children computer friendly our villages are proposed. Under the scheme, there is a provision of consolidated pack house under which crop arrival
smart farming exposure will skilled them for future precise farming. Eden Horticulture Services also facility, grading, packing machinery and cold house are included. Similarly, primary processing units, sales centres
and sales vehicles or refer vans, crop residue management and solar energy facilities are also the main components of
provide lecture series for protected cultivation to school staff and children. this scheme. Horticulture department has identied Rohtak block for setting up a State of Art grading and sorting
pack house by a Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) for Horticulture Crops. Moreover Maharana Pratap
Smart farming for smart school | Grow vegetables to grow yourself | Future Precision farming Horticulture University is also now functional in Haryana to cater skilled manpower and cutting edge technology in
Your own Laboratory | Demonstration of Soil less farming and Drip Irrigation Dr. Akhilesh Kumar horticulture sector.
Editor in chief Similarly Punjab government has planned to establish fruit, ower and vegetable estates at six different zones in the
state to encourage farmers to give up on wheat-paddy cycle. These estates will help farmers to grow rened quality of
fruits, vegetables and owers under the grants from the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). Punjab will have
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separate cluster for every fruit to promote its farming. Punjab Horticulture Department will set up citrus fruit
estates in Abohar and Hoshiarpur. Pears will be grown in Amritsar, litchi farming in Pathankot and potato estate will
be in Jalandhar, Doraha will have ower estate while Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib will have guava estate cluster.
“Once the farms are set up, the Horticulture Department will ensure that a separate ofce is established and staff
deployed under this scheme to promote fruit farming in Punjab. Farmers who opt for the fruit orchards would be given
all facilities, including urea, machines and even pesticides, at subsidised rates. Punjab is also going to start one
Horticulture University very soon to meet the future demand of horticulture scientist. Recently Punjab government
has decided to establish a Guava Research Estate on 25 acres at Wajidpur village at a cost of Rs 4 crore, while such
farms will be set up in other districts where earmarked fruits will be promoted.
“The whole idea is to help farmers to give up on wheat and paddy cycle and save underground water and also promote
fruit farming as a means of livelihood”. So where big states like UP, MP, Bihar and Rajasthan conned their
agriculture policy in loan waiver, crop insurance and minimum support Price (MSP) these two states are working
silently and implementing their policies to promote crop diversication. I hope in coming decades these two states
would once again lead in transformation of agriculture sector in India.

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