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NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON PLASTICULTURE APPLICATIONS IN HORTICULTRE

Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

The National Committee on Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture was reconstituted in the Ministry of Agriculture with the Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture as its Chairman, under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.

The mandate of the committee are :

	To prepare plans for promoting horticulture development through plasticulture applications with special reference to optimizing the use of available water resources and improving quality of the product.

	To recomment suitable policy measures such as fiscal policy, subsidy assistance to farmers etc for promotion of use of plastics in agriculture.

	To suggest strategies for propagation and increased adoption of various plasticulture applications like drip irrigation systems, green houses, mulching, packaging etc.

	To arrange promotion of Research and Development, to build data base to assist inprescribing quality standards for plastics used in agriculture, water management etc.

	To supervise and monitor effectively the performance of Plasticulture Development Centres (PDCs) in particular and overall development of plasticulture in general in the country.

	Any other matter connected with promotion of plasticulture in the country.

The committee originally was established in 1981 and in its more than two decades of dedicated efforts to popularize and promote plasticulture applications in the country.

The committee was constituted in 1981 in the Ministry of Chemicals and Petrochemicals. The committee has dedicated the past more than two decades in the development and promotion of plasticulture applications in the country. The important mile stones of the committee achievements are

Submitted a detailed report and strategy for plasticulture development in the country - which has been accepted by the GOI in totality.

	Constituted State Level Committees for promotion and monitoring of plasticulture applications.

	Hosted the International Congress on Plasticulture Applications for the first time outside Europe and USA and was adjudged the best Congress.

	Initiated standardization of plastics products used in the agricultural sector.

	Recommended fiscal measures to hasten the adoption of plasticulture applications in the country. This has resulted in the GOI scheme for subsidy on Micro Irrigation, Greenhouses and mulching as well as plastic crates and boxes for post harvest.

	Established 22 Precision Farming Development Centres all over the country in the various agro climatic zones to undertake trials, demonstrations and development of plasticulture applications suitable for the established region. To impart training to farmers on plasticulture applications as well as recommend packages of practices.

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