In each district of Haryana, a Centre of Excellence for horticulture crops will be established in the next three years to encourage farmers to adopt cultivation of horticultural crops.
Maharana Pratap Horticultural University was being established in Karnal to give a major fillip to the horticultural crops, said a spokesman of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department.
He said that in Israel, the cultivation of horticulture crops and other crops is being done with less water.
Similar, advanced agriculture and horticulture techniques are being emphasized to be used in the state, the spokesman said.
In the next three years, every district would have Centre of Excellence for horticulture crops, he added.
The spokesman further said that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana had been implemented to make farming risk-free venture for farmers.
Apart from this, Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana had been implemented for horticulture crops. Haryana is the first state where 340 villages are being developed as Horticulture Villages in 140 crop clusters.
A total of 57 mandis of the State, have been linked with e-NAM platform, he added.