| Promotional
Programmes |
| Production
Development » |
| Board proposes
to assist NGOs, farmers’ co-operative societies/associations
developing organic spice production & processing
and in acquiring certification for their farms/processing
units by meeting 50% of the cost of the certification
subject to a maximum of Rs.0.75 lakhs. Individual
farmers and processors will be eligible to get 50%
of the cost of certification subject to a maximum
of Rs.25, 000/- per certification. Assistance will
be available to the beneficiaries not more than
twice during the X plan period |
| To enable
growers to produce organic inputs in their own farms,
Spices Board provides Rs.1000/- as grant-in-aid
per vermi compost unit |
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Production
of Organic Spices |
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Paprika
like Chillies: |
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Because of high colour
value, Paprika like chillies has great demand
in the extraction industry. To expand its
cultivation Board provides a subsidy of Rs.3750/-
per ha. |
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Other Spices: |
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Spices like Ginger, Turmeric,
Chilli and Kokkam are suitable for organic
cultivation in Maharashtra, Orissa, Chattisgarh,
Uttaranchal and Bihar. Similarly, organic
farming of cumin, fennel, fenugreek, coriander
and dill have large scope in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
To motivate the growers to adopt organic farming
in the above crops, Spices Board extends assistance
to the tune of Rs.3750/- per ha. |
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