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COMMISSIONING OF TWO ALOE – VERA PROCESSING UNITS

Due to monkey menace prevalent in Kandi and lower Shivalik areas of the

division, the farmers use to refrain from growing any horticulture crops. To

overcome this problem, Aloe-vera plantation has been introduced being a

monkey repellent crop. It will also enable the farmers to put their waste land into

productive use by growing Aloe-vera which is a hardy crop and thrives well in

kandi Areas. In this connection, Department of Horticulture has successfully

commissioned two Aloe-vera Processing Units, one at Udhampur and other at

Kathua having a capacity of 01 MT each per day which are catering the needs of
the growers of the area to get their produce processed at nominal costs and also

to maintain the standards required for the proper marketing of products.

PROMOTION OF CASH CROP - STRAWBERRY PLANTATION

Most of the Horticulture plantation are having a long gestation period,

thereby Strawberry cultivation on commercial scales has been promoted in the

division, with enhanced incentives to the tune of Rs. 13000/- per kanal. It has

been successfully planted in an area of 723 kanals (36.15 hac) during the current

financial year which will prove to be a boon for the farmers towards the doubling

the farmers’ income.
ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMONSTRATION-PLOTS

With a view to bring small/marginal farmers in the ambit of Horticulture

Development and to extend the benefit of incentive to farmers having a land

holding of minimum 01 kanal, moreover to cover the peri-urban population, a

scheme for establishment of orchards of exotic varieties of different species like

Grapes, Papaya, Kiwi, Pomegranate, Dragon-fruit and Taiwan Guava have been

introduced with an incentive of Rs. 4000/ per kanal.

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