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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 :
I  To coordinate in promotion of horticulture / agriculture development through use of plastics in agriculture ( Plasticulture) with special reference to harnessing available natural resources such as water and sunlight in improving the productivity and quality of the produce
II

 To recommend suitable policy measures for promotion of plasticulture in the country.

III Tofacilitate increased adoption of various Plasticulture applications like drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, protected cultivation, community tanks, post harvest management, etc.
IV

To facilitate in promotion of Research and Development and to build data base in plasticulture.

V

To suggest suitable strategies in development of quality standards for products used in plasticulture and ensure proper adoption of such standards in the field.

VI

To suggest ways and means for effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes on Micro-irrigation having integration with NHM, TMNE, RKVY, etc. in relation to plasticulture components in these schemes.

VII To supervise and monitor effectively the performance of Precision Farming Development Centres (PFDCs) in particular and overall development of Precision Farming methods and hi-tech interventions in general in the country.
VIII  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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