RE-STRUCTURING OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION
Why in News?
- India restructured its National Horticulture Mission (NHM), now under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), to boost the sector's growth.
Objectives
- Holistic development of horticulture for better production, productivity, and farmer income.​
- Protects farmers from distress sales via new components like Price Differential Payment (PDP) under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS).​
National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
- The National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is a key Indian government scheme launched in 2005-06 to promote comprehensive growth in the horticulture sector.
- It addresses production, processing, and marketing challenges for crops like fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, and plantation varieties.
- Expanded coverage to all districts nationwide, up from selected areas.
- Enhanced cost norms for interventions to improve farmer support.​
- Added focus on high-value, exotic, and medicinal crops.​
- Promotes latest innovative technologies in horticulture.​
