India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, but hasn’t replicated the same success in exports. Centre for Advanced Trade Research analysed the growth opportunities for the sector, and how it can leverage its strengths to enhance its export competitiveness and extract higher value. In...
Prof Basanta K. Sahu, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, feels that the targets envisioned in the horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) need to be juxtaposed with the distinct issues faced by the sector. Resolving scale challenges, branding products internationally, setting up of farm and multi-modal infrastructure, ensuring technology integration and...
The newly launched Horticulture Cluster Development Programme is a central scheme that is likely to bring benefits to the entire horticulture ecosystem. For the program to succeed, it must seek global inspiration w.r.t. adherence to strict quality norms & capacity building initiatives. Recently, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’...
Dr. A. K. Singh, Deputy Director General (horticulture), Indian Council of Agriculture Research believes that the horticulture Cluster Development Programme (CDP) is a holistic scheme that addresses all aspects of the value chain from production to supply. He also suggests that the sector would gain from value addition by exploring...
Prof Sukhpal Singh, IIM Ahmedabad, feels that the horticulture Cluster Development Programme introduced by the government should go beyond the focus on production to identifying new markets, improve the product quality and enhance the brand image in the existing markets. IBT: Recently, the government has zeroed in on 12 districts...
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