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MIDH expansion
November 6 , 2024
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- The Union Government has decided to include four new components – Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Vertical Farming, and Precision Agriculture under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
- MIDH is a Central Sponsored Scheme.
- It promotes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.
- India’s total horticulture production increased to 334.60 million metric tonnes in 2020-21 from 240.53 million metric tonnes in 2010-11.
- India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.
- The annual allocation of the MIDH is Rs 2,000 crore for the current financial year (2024-25).
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