Department of

Horticulture
Haryana

Close proximity to National Capital with

access to a wide range of national and
international market.
Scope exists for further area expansion in
horticulture to cover at least 10% of
cultivated area.
Scope for expansion of protected cultivation
of good quality vegetables and flowers.
Fast growing domestic demand due to
changing food habits, health conscious and
fast expanding middle income group.

Productivity and quality of fruits

and vegetable.
To minimize chemical and
pesticide residue in horticulture
produce.
To accelerate Research &
Development activities in tandem
with climate change, changing
cropping pattern, protected
cultivation and arrival of

Vegetables

3,56,769 Ha
Fruits

47,224 Ha
Flowers

: 6300 Ha

Medicinal :1020 Ha
Mushroom
:14.19 lakh Trays
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HTI, Karnal
HBC,
Karnal
Directorate Office,
Horticulture

Mushroom
Centre

High Tech. G
House

Food Tech.
Centre

MFC

GGNs-22
nos.

CEV

CSTF, Ladwa,
KKR

CSTF

Bee-keeping, Ramnagar,
KKR

Guava Bhuna,
Fatehabad

Flower, Samargopalpur,
Rohtak
Papaya & Banana
Sewakheri, Panipat

Sn

Project

Sanctioned Amount
(Rs. in lakhs)

Phase-I
1.

Centre of Excellence for Fruits, Mangiana, Sirsa

970.00

2.

Centre of Excellence for Vegetables, Gharaunda,

Karnal

600.00

Total (Phase-I)

1570.00

Phase-II
3.

Centre for Sub-tropical Fruits, Ladwa,

Kurukshetra

910.35

4.

Integrated Bee-keeping Development Centre

(IBDC) Ramnagar, Kurukshetra

1050.00

5.

Flower Centre

1500.00

Total (Phase-II)

3460.35

GRAND TOTAL

5030.35
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 CEV,
Gharaunda
inaugurated
on 17-012011
CEF,
Mangiana
inaugurated
on 21-052013

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CEV - A View from

NH-1

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Structures
Poly-house, Net-house, Walk-in-tunnel

Mulching, Low Tunnels

Crops:
All field crop in open
Crops under poly houses
75 varieties of tomatoes (45 cherry & 30 regular
hybrids),
14 hybrids of capsicum of 7 colours &
5 hybrids of cucumber have been demonstrated at
this center
Brinjal, Green Chillies, Summer Cabbage,
Muskmelon in winter, etc.

Protocol Developments:
on Green tomato, cucumber, capsicum and
book published for farmers.

The Centre has achieved the

productivity of
302 MT per ha in Tomato,
211 MT per ha in Capsicum
151 MT per ha in Cucumber per
crop cycle.

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Seedling Production Under

HTGH
Soilless Seedlings on 50%
subsidy to the farmers
Facilities developed at 4
Locations
1)
2)
3)
4)

CEV Gharaunda, Karnal

CEF Mangiana, Sirsa
Rohtak: Samargopalpur
Gurgaon: GGN, Gurgaon

Nursery protocols for

seedling production
developed.
More than 50 lakh
seedlings sold to the
farmers for vegetables
during last 2 years.

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On an average 50 farmers visit the Centre

per day & during last year more than 16000
farmers have visited the center for exposure
visit.
Training to Farmers (India & AfghanistanUNDP programme), Extension officers,
Entrepreneurs and Firms.
1st and 2nd Vegetable Expo organised in
2012 and 2013.
Regular seminars & Workshops

Front Line
Demonstration Centres
(FLDCs)
14 nos. in 14 districts
At Farmers Field
Cost: Rs. 25 lacs (with
10% as farmer share)
Project of 2.5 acres
500 sqm of net house
500 sqm of poly house
400x2 sqm of walk-intunnels
2 acres with Mulching &
MI in open field

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Assistance
@65% on poly-house
structures
@50% on cultivation cost
under poly-house

Expenditure &
Budgetary support
2011-12: Rs. 10 crore
2012-13: Rs. 87.80 crore
2013-14: Rs. 88.53 crore

Bank-loan support
Bankable projects
Stakeholders
meeting/seminars with
NABARD & lead banks

Working Group Report

on Development of
Protected Cultivation
in Haryana
Haryana Kisan Ayog (Oct.
2012)

Model Bankable
Projects on Protected
Cultivation in Haryana
NABARD & Horticulture
Deptt. (January 2013)
Six Crops and12
structures covered

Detailed
Norms &
Guidelines
IT Support
MI-NET
Poly-Net

Firms
empanelment
22 nos.
TPA execution
Bank
guarantee

Area
covered
during 201213:
132 ha under
poly house
and total 545
ha under poly
house +
mulching and

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Insurance cover for horticulture and

poly house structures
Loan on poly-house @ 7%:
The farmers should be given loan on poly
-house installation/construction @ 7% by the
financial institutions/banks or as interest
subsidy.

Collateral security against loan on

poly-house:
For availing loan on poly-house, the structure
of poly-house should be considered as part of
collateral security including land on which
structure is being installed.

R&D in poly-house structures, sheets,

etc.
To establish one Centre dedicated to
plastics

R&D in crop cultivation across the

whole range of vegetables
Pollination: bumble bees
Low cost technologies including low
cost poly houses.

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1.Citrus

: 25 acres

2.Olive

: 6 acres

3.Pomegranate

: 4 acres

4.Datepalm

: 6 acres

5.Guava

: 3 acres

High-tech Green House

-3.0 lakh root-stock
prepared under soil less
media for citrus
-50,000 Papaya plants
produced
-10.0 vegetable seedlings
produced and sold to
farmers

Insect Net Houses

No of units: 5
Size 2000 sqm each
-50,000 virus free Kinnow
plants produced and sold to
farmers
-Target: 2013-14: 1.0 lakh
plants

Cultivars
Mandarin
Mandarin
Imported from
Israel
(Easy Pealers)
Sweet Orange
Group
(Tight Skinned
Fruits)

Lime & Lemons

Germplasm
Collection
Total

Kinnow

Fremont
Fairchild
Murcot
Michal
Clementine
Daisy
Pearl Tangelo

New hall navel

Lane late navel
Valencia Olinda
Washington navel
Fisher navel
Jaffa
Pine apple
Mosambi
Blood red
Hamlin

Area
Covered
10 Acre
6 Acre

6 Acre

2 Acre
1 Acre
25 Acre

Sn. Cultivars

Area
Covered
1 Acre

Bhagwa

Maridula

1 Acre

Wonderful

1 Acre

Ganesh 137

1 Acre

Total

4 Acre

Crop

Cultivars

Olive

Barnea
Corotina
Carolina
Arbiquina
Total

Area
Covered
6 Acres

6 Acres

1.Khurmegi
acres
2.Khalas
acres

: 1.2
: 1.2

3.Medzool
acres

: 1.2

4.Barhi
acres

: 1.2

5.Garhi
acres

: 1.2

Training to
Extension Staff
and Farmers
Afghan
Extension Staff
under USDA
programme
To school
children