Mishri Variety Of Cherries Horticultural Crops
Source : PIB
Food and Agriculture
What is discuss under Mishri Variety Of Cherries Horticultural Crops ?
- Mishri variety of Cherries
- What is horticulture ?
- Supporting schemes in India
Why in News ?
Step towards boosting horticultural crops exports a first commercial shipment of Mishri variety of luscious cherries from Kashmir valley has been exported to Dubai recently.
Key Facts
- APEDA assisted the shipment of cherries to Dubai.
Source : PIB - Provide huge opportunities for exports of several temperate fruits like plums, pears, apricot and apples from Kashmir to especiallyto middle east countries in the forthcoming seasons.
- APEDA has also initiated awareness programme on National Programme on Organic Production and ISO-17065 requirements for the officials of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for ensuring exports of quality agricultural produce.
- Mishri variety of Cherries
- Contain vitamins, minerals and plant compound with health benefits.
- Jammu and Kashmir produces more than 95% of the total country’s production of commercial varieties of cherries in the country.
What is horticulture ?
- The term Horticulture is derived from the Latin words hortus (garden) and cultūra (cultivation).
- The process of cultivation of plants in gardens to produce food and medicinal ingredients, or for comfort and ornamental purposes.
- Horticultural crops include tree, bush, perennial fruits, perennial bush and tree nuts, vegetables etc.
- Horticulture mainly focus to improve plant growth, yields, quality, nutritional value, and resistance to insects, diseases, and environmental stresses.
- Horticulture does not include large-scale crop production or animal husbandry focuses on the use of small plots with a wide variety of mixed crops.
- What are the advantages of Horticulture crop ?
- Water utilisation is very low.
- Profit margin is comparatively high.
- Multiple crops are planted simultaneously.
- Horticulture crops and fruits are more resilient to change in weather conditions.
- Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture sector.
- This covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.
- Government of India contributes 60% of total outlay for developmental programmes in all the states except states in North East and Himalayas 40% share is contributed by State Governments.
- GOI contributes 90% for North Eastern States and Himalayan States.
- Major Scheme under MIDH
- National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
- Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH)
- National Horticulture Board (NHB)
- Coconut Development Board (CDB)
- Central Institute for Horticulture (CIH)
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
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- APEDA promotes exports of agricultural & processed food products.
- It providing assistance to the exporters under various components of its scheme such as Infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Development.
- In addition APEDA also conducts international Buyer Seller Meets (BSM), Virtual trade fairs with importing countries to promote agricultural & processed food products.
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