Horticulture & Sericulture

DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE & SERICULTURE

Horticulture has been identified as one of the “focus sectors” for development of the Nagarkurnool district and state as well. Horticulture crops provide better alternative for diversification of Agriculture in view of horticulture as growth engine. The diversification of Agriculture is recognized as an important strategy to overcome the emerging challenges in Agriculture. Horticulture sector, commands a large employment potential by way of supporting a series of direct and indirect activities related to Area Expansion of fruit crops, vegetables & Floriculture, development of Nurseries, Post-Harvest Management, Extension activities such as Technical Guidance on Horticultural crops management.

 

STATEMENT SHOWING THE AREA PARTICULARS OF

HORTICULTURE CROPS OF THE DISTRICT

 

Sl. No	Name of the component	No. of Farmers	Area in Acres
1	FRUIT CROPS	18039	40575.38
2	VEGETABLE CROPS	1092	947.10
3	FLOWER CROPS	63	62.33
4	SPICES (Red Chillies)	1094	1395.33
5	SERICULTURE	22	29.22
6	AGRO FORESTRY	477	1194.37
7	BORDER PLANTATION	46	91.28
8	Orchards Annual Crops	2	6.36
9	MEDICINIAL PLANTS	3	5.12
10	OILPALM	2158	8119.11
	TOTAL	22996	52425.60

 Major Crops Grown :: Mango, Oilpalm, Red Chilli & Cucumber.

 Major Schemes Implemented by the Department:

• NMEO – Oil Palm Area Expansion
• TGMIP – RKVY PDMC
• Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
• RKVY
• Rainfed Agriculture Development (RAD)
• Sericulture

SCHEMES UNDER IMPLEMENTATION:

• OILPALM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UNDER NATIONAL MISSION ON EDIBLE OILS – OIL PALM (NMEO – OP)

1. Aims and objectives:

• To augment the availability of vegetable oils in the state.
• To cut down the import of edible oils by increasing domestic production and productivity of Oil palm.
• To promote crop diversification form less demanded crops like Paddy to Oil Palm which can give remunerative yields for as long as 25-30 with additional benefits of water saving / power saving / improving soil health / environmental benefit / assured income with main crop / additional income from inter crops, border crops and Agri allied sectors like sheep & goat forming, poultry and mushroom cultivation.
• Assistance for Oil Palm Area Expansion under NMEO-OP:

To encourage the farmers towards Oil Palm cultivation, assistance is being provided on planting material, maintenance cost, intercropping, machinery tools etc., as per the indicative guidelines under Centrally Sponsored Scheme – National Mission on Edible Oils – Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) on 60:40 funding pattern by central and state governments respectively. The details are as follows.

 

Sl. No	Component	Eligible subsidy	Year wise subsidy ( in Rs.)				Payment made
			1st Yr	2nd Yr	3rd Yr	4th Yr
1	Planting Material @ 57 plants per Acre	11600	11600	0	0	0	Will be released to the concerned company
2	Maintenance & Inputs	8400	2100	2100	2100	2100	It will be released directly to the farmers account
౩	Intercrop	8400	2100	2100	2100	2100
4	Drip Irrigation (As per Guidelines)	22518	22518	0	0	0	Will be released to the concerned company
	Total	50918	38318	4200	4200	4200

 

Plant material assistance: Maximum permissible assistance is limited to Rs.9,650/- per acre for imported seedlings and Rs.6,650/- per acre for indigenous seedlings. Details as follows.

 

SI. No.	Particulars	Type of seedlings
		Imported	Indigenous
1	Per plant assistance	Rs.193/-	Rs.133/-
2	Farmer contribution per plant	Rs.20/-	Rs.20/-
3	No. of plants per acre (Square System)	50  Nos	50 Nos
4	Total assistance per acre	Rs.9,650/-	Rs.6,650/-

 

• TELANGANA STATE MICRO IRRIGATION PROJECT (TGMIP):

• High quality yield with less water, electricity & labour is the main objective of the scheme.

• Under the scheme all category farmers in revenue village irrespective of their economic status are eligible upto 5.00 ha. or land holding possessed by the farmer in RoR (I B) whichever is less with the following subsidy pattern.

DRIP SUBSIDY PATTERN :

• All SC/ST farmer are eligible for 90% subsidy.
• All BC/SF/MF farmers are eligible for 80% subsidy.
• All other category farmers above 5 Acres are eligible for 70% subsidy.
• Portable sprinklers for all category farmers are eligible for 65% subsidylimited to 1.00 ha. unit only.

Sprinkler Irrigation Scheme to be implemented on 65% discount for all categories of farmers

Sprinkler unit price	65%	Subsidy	35% Farmer share
			(Including GST)
Rs.23385/-	Rs.15785/-		Rs.8770/-

 

• Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH):

To bring additional areas under identified Fruit crops with improved varieties/hybrids  under suitable High or Ultra high-density planting methods.

Under this scheme assistance (40% subsidy) would be provided to farmers for Establishment of new gardens for fruit crops.

S. No	Crop	Spacing (m xm)	No of Plants per Ha.	Unit cost (Rs.) per Ha.	% of assis-tance	Subsidy in Rs.
						1st year	2nd year	Total
1	Banana	1.8×1.8	3086	175000	40	42000	28000	70000
2	Papaya	1.8×1.8	3086	75000	40	18000	12000	30000
3	Custard Apple	4X4	1600	75000	40	18000	12000	30000
4	Mango – Ultra High Density	3×2	1667	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
5	Mango – Ultra High Density	4×2	1250	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
6	Citrus – High Density	4×3	832	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
7	Acid Lime – High Density	4×4.5	555	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
8	Guava – High Density	3×3	1111	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
9	Pomegranate – High Density	5×3	667	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
10	Mango – High Density	5×5	400	200000	40	48000	32000	80000
11	Cashew – High Density	5×5	400	150000	40	36000	24000	60000
12	Sapota – High Density	5×5	400	75000	40	18000	12000	30000
13	Ber – High Density	5×5	400	75000	40	18000	12000	30000
14	Grape – High Density	1.8×2.4	2343	300000	40	72000	48000	120000
15	Pine Apple – High Density	0.6×0.6	27778	110000	40	26400	17600	44000
16	Mango – Regular Spacing	7.5X7.5	175	125000	40	30000	20000	50000
17	Citrus – Regular Spacing	6×6	275	125000	40	30000	20000	50000
18	Acid Lime – Regular Spacing	6×6	275	125000	40	30000	20000	50000
19	Guava – Regular Spacing	6X6	275	125000	40	30000	20000	50000
20	Pomegranate – Regular Spacing	5×5	400	125000	40	30000	20000	50000
21	Cashew – Regular spacing	6×6	278	75000	40	18000	12000	30000

 

CREATION OF WATER RESOURCES (FARM POND)

 

Farm Pond is a water harvesting structure constructed to collect and store rainwater for agricultural and allied activities.

 

SI. No.	Size (mts)	Storage capacity	50% Subsidy
		in lakh liters	(Rs.)
1	20X20X3	8.94	90,000/-

 

INTEGRATED POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT

 

• To ensure proper post-harvest handling, grading, packing, storage, and marketing of horticultural produce, thereby reducing losses and improving quality and farmer income.

 

S.No	Component	Unit Cost	Pattern of Assistance
1	Pack House	Rs. 4.80 lakh/unit	Rs. 2.40 Lakhs

 

 

• Rashtriya Krishi Vikasa Yojana (RKVY) :

 

It is a Central Sector Scheme with 60:40 funding pattern by GOI and State Govt. respectively are as detailed below :

 

Sl. No.	Component	Max. permissible cost	Pattern of Assistance
1	Water harvesting system for individuals- for storage of water in 20mx20mx3m ponds @ Rs.125/-cum	Rs. 1.50 lakh/unit for 20mx20mx3m	50% of cost including 300/500 micron plastic/RCC lining. For smaller size of the ponds/dug wells, cost will be admissible on pro rata basis depending upon the command area. Maintenance will be ensured by the beneficiary

 

Sl. No	Name of the Component	Unit	Unit Cost in Rs	% of assistance	Subsidy in Rs
1	Construction of Permanent  Pandal structures for Creeper vegetable production (each unit of 2000 sq. m)	No.	1,00,000	50%	50,000

 

• Rainfed Agriculture Development (RAD):

To improve the productivity of rainfed farming by strategizing promotion of Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) covering agriculture allied activities supplementing Agriculture component so that food security is ensured and the additional income to the farmers is envisaged.

 

S. No	Item	Practices	Proposed Cost Norms
1	Integrated Farming System	Crops (Millets Crops / Oilseed/Pulses/Vegetables/ fodder) + Trees (Horticulture/Agro Forestry) + Livestock {Milch cows / Buffaloes / Small ruminants (10 animals (Sheep or Goat or Pigs) / 50 birds (Duck / Poultry)}	Rs.30,000/- (Thirty thousand) will be provided to each farming family for taking up integrated Farming System as given at S.No.1 and at least two activities given at S.No.2 to 5 shall be included depending on the need of farm house hold, resource available and convergence mechanism identified.  The assistance of Rs.30,000/- shall be uniform for all farmers irrespective of the size of their land holding.
2	Fishery (Fingerlings) Units	Fisheries in ponds or Rice field
3	Apiculture (Bee Keeping)	One unit per farm under plantation/Millets/Crops
4	Silage making for increased availability of green fodder round the year	Construction of Silo Pit either below ground or above ground with provision of Chaff Cutter and Weighing Balance
5	Vermicomposting Units/Organic input Production Unit, green manuring.	Construction of vermi compost units organic input product ion units and green manuring.

 

6) SERICULTURE:

• To promote the cultivation of mulberry and other host plants for silkworm rearing.
• To generate sustainable employment opportunities in rural areas, especially for small and marginal farmers, women, and landless labourers.
• To increase the production and quality of cocoons and raw silk.
• To enhance farmers’ income through integrated silk production activities.
• To support the development of the silk industry by ensuring a steady supply of quality raw material.
• To encourage diversification of agriculture and allied activities for improved livelihood security.
• To promote eco-friendly and sustainable farming practices through sericulture.
• Supply of quality disinfectants (seed) to the farmers.

1. Support for mulberry plantation Development for 2 Acre plantation :

Scheme	Unit Cost	Sharing pattern %			Funding pattern (Rs. In Lakhs)
		CSB	State	Beneficiary Contribution	CSB	State	Beneficiary
General Category	1.20 for (2) Acres	50%	25%	25%	0.600	0.300	0.300
SC ST/TSP		65%	25%	10%	0.780	0.300	0.120

 

1. Assistance for construction of Rearing House:

Scheme	Unit Cost	Sharing pattern %			Funding pattern (Rs. In Lakhs)
		CSB	State	Beneficiary Contribution	CSB	State	Beneficiary
General Category	4.50	50%	25%	25%	2.250	1.125	1.125
SC ST/TSP		65%	25%	10%	2.925	1.125	0.450

 

Human Resources:

• Krishi Vignan Kendram, Palem.
• Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem
• College of Agriculture, Palem
• Department personnel extending extension services.
• Technical Support Group.

 Activities of Department Of Horticulture & Sericulture (Nagarkurnool)

1. Implementation of various schemes in the district as approved by the govt. for the benefit of the farmers.
2. Providing of technical knowledge/ techniques in raising of fruit orchards, vegetable and floriculture crops, obtaining enhanced produce, productivity and control measures on pest and diseases by the departmental officers and scientists
3. Good marketing methods/procedure to increase economical status and storage facilities.
4. Submitting of proposal to the government for releasing of input subsidy to the crops damaged due to adverse seasonal conditions.
5. Explaining the implementation of crop insurance scheme to the farmers.
6. Obtaining of quality planting material/seedlings/grafts only from the registered/licensed nurseries and implementation of nursery act.
7. Organizing of after sales service campaigns to the beneficiaries in maintaining, usage and taking up compulsory measures for good services of system.
8. Organizing of trainings, awareness for drip irrigation & its benefits.
9. Creating of awareness among the interested farmers by arranging visits to the fields of progressive farmers about good maintenance practices and obtaining more production.
10. Exposure visits to the farmers in best cultivation methods in the district level, inter districts and outside state cropping programs.
11. Creating of awareness in mulberry cultivation and its benefits.
12. Providing of regular advises/directions to the mulberry raising farmers.
13. Submitting of proposals to the state level authorities for development of sericulture and to provide basic facilities to farmers.

Website Of Department of Horticulture And Sericulture:

http://horticulture.tg.nic.in/

 

Objectives of Horticulture Department:

• Implementation of various schemes in the district as approved by the govt. for the benefit of the
  farmers.
• Providing of technical knowledge/ techniques in raising of fruit orchards, vegetable and floriculture
  crops, obtaining enhanced produce, productivity and control measures on pest and diseases by the
  departmental officers and scientists.
• Good marketing methods/procedure to increase economic status and storage facilities.
• Submitting of proposal to the government for releasing of input subsidy to the crops damaged due to
  adverse seasonal conditions.
• Explaining the implementation of crop insurance scheme to the farmers.
• Obtaining of quality planting material/seedlings/grafts only from the registered/licensed
  nurseries and implementation of nursery act.
• Organizing of after sales service campaigns to the beneficiaries in maintaining, usage and taking up
  compulsory measures for good services of system.
• Organizing of trainings, awareness for drip irrigation & its benefits.
• Creating of awareness among the interested farmers by arranging visits to the fields of progressive
  farmers about good maintenance practices and obtaining more production.
• Exposure visits to the farmers in best cultivation methods in the district level, inter districts and outside state
  cropping programs

STATEMENT SHOWING THE AREA PARTICULARS OF HORTICULTURE CROPS OF THE DISTRICT

Sl.No.	Name of the component	Area (Ha.)	Production (MTs)
1	FRUIT CROPS	11124.29	120344.00
2	VEGETABLE	1323.73	16990.00
3	SPICES	374.80	1400.00
Grand Total		12822.82	138734.00
4	MULBERY (Sericulture)		22400 DFLS Brushing,Cocoon Production 16128 kgs

Major Crops Grown:
Fruits – Mango, Guava & Pomegranate
Vegetables: Tomato, Brinjal, Okra, Cucumber & Watermelon.
Spices: Red Chilli

SCHEMES UNDER IMPLEMENTATION(PDF 200 KB)

SERICULTURE:

Objectives:

• Creating of awareness in mulberry cultivation and its benefits.
•  Providing of regular advises/directions to the mulberry raising farmers.
• Submitting of proposals to the state level authorities for development of sericulture and
  to provide basic facilities to farmers.

Activities:

• Supply of quality disinfectants (seed) to the farmers on 75% subsidy.
• Assistance for construction of silk worm rearing sheds on 75% subsidy.
•  Assistance to farmers for farm mechanization on 50% subsidy.
• Training programmes on silk worm rearing.

Incentives provided by the Department under Sericulture:

• Rs.100/- per 100 Disease Free Layings of Bivoltine variety. The cost of 100 DFLs is Rs.650/
• On Bivoltine Cocoons Rs.75/- per Kg. as incentive.
• On Cross Breed Cocoons Rs.40/- per Kg. as incentive.
•  For chawkie worms Rs.150/- per 100 Bivoltine DFLs as incentive.
  Website of Department of Horticulture and Sericulture:  http://horticulture.tg.nic.in/

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