Note:- There are many Schemes related to the agriculture that is currently running in the state. Therefore it is impossible to cover them in one article therefore a number of articles on this topic will be published.
A. STATE SPONSORED SCHEMES
1. HP Crop Diversification Project (JICA ODA Loan Project) :-
✓Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Project being supported by Japan International Cooperative agency (JICA) through Official Development Assistance(ODA) loan.*
✓The study on diversified agriculture for farm income in Himachal Pradesh was got conducted from Japan International Cooperative agency (JICA) w.e.f. February, 2007 to December 2008.
✓Draft report of the study was submitted by JICA in December, 2008 and final report in March, 2009.
✓The study was fully funded by JICA as grant under bilateral cooperation.
✓The report contains Crop Diversification Action Plan for 10 years and Master Plan for 15 years
✓JICA Contact Mission visited the state from 23-25th June, 2009
and had detailed discussion with State Government.
✓ The Mission showed their willingness to consider JICA ODA Loan for crop
diversification project.
✓The State was willing to cover entire state under the project and to provide JICA ODA Loan of 949.00 crores as per the Master Plan projections but the JICA Mission expressed that rather than covering entire state from the outset (which requires extensive resources for implementation and longer time for project outcome), it would be more sensible to start the project by focusing in certain regions, crops, so as to get faster and tangible results.
✓The result of the project can be replicated to other regions.
✓It was also suggested to take maximum 4-5 districts with project cost of 250-300 crores.
✓Based upon the JICA study and JICA Contact Mission report, Five districts comprising of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur Bilaspur and Una which fall in category II & III i.e. most potential for crop diversification were included in the project and based upon the outcome of this project, matter can be taken with JICA to sanction second phase of the project for left over districts.
✓The project area comprises 5 districts:-. *
1. Kangra
2. Mandi
3. Himirpur
4. Bilaspur
5. Una
✓The project period was 7 years i.e. 2011 to March, 2018 but now it will be implemented up to 2020 and the total project cost is 321 Crores (Loan 266 crores and State share 55 Crores).*
✓The project was launched on 14th August, 2011.*
Objectives of the Project:
1. Increase the area and production of vegetables through crop diversification.
2. To raise income of small and marginal farmers.
3. To create infrastructures for irrigation, farm access roads, marketing, post harvest etc.
4. To promote organic farming in a big way.
5. To organize farmers into groups to take over operation andmaintenance of irrigation systems.
6. Training and capacity building of Department of Agriculture field extension staff.
7. The project is being implemented through Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Development Society.
✓It has a Governing Council, Executive and Finance Committee.*
✓For overall management of the project, State Project Management Unit (PMU) has been set up at Hamirpur, three District PMU's at Palampur, Mandi, Hamirpur and 8 Block PMU's at Dehra, Nurpur, Baijnath, Hamirpur, Una, Bilaspur, Mandi, Sarkaghat have been set up.
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