Grading and packaging of crops will get help

Shimla. To boost agricultural infrastructure, a state level conclave is being organized at Peterhof, Shimla on Friday regarding Agriculture and Infrastructure Fund. Agriculture Minister Prof. More than 160 different stakeholders associated with the agriculture-horticulture sector will participate in this conclave to be chaired by Chandra Kumar. Various stakeholders will be given detailed information about the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of the Government of India.

Agriculture Secretary Himachal Pradesh C Palrasu said that a provision of Rs 1 lakh crore has been made by the Government of India for financing agricultural infrastructure projects at farmgates and aggregation points, primary agricultural cooperatives, farmer-producer organizations, agri-entrepreneurs, startups etc.

across the country. Is. The Agriculture Secretary said that under this fund, assistance will be provided for the development of cold chain infrastructure as well as farmgate infrastructure, which will include setting up sorting, grading and packaging facilities in the fields itself.
All the stakeholders including Agriculture and Horticulture Department, Marketing Board, NABARD, SLVC and LDMS, Heads of Banks, Industries Department, CA, Agricultural Entrepreneurs and other stakeholders have been invited to participate prominently in the Conclave. The Joint Secretary of the Central Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and his team will also specially participate in the conclave. This is an important initiative launched by the Government of India to boost agricultural infrastructure.

This project will run from 2020-21 to 2032-33 and under this, loan distribution work will be completed in the first six years i.e. by 2026. The objective of the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund is to enhance infrastructure for aggregation and marketing of agricultural produce, reduce post-harvest losses by modernizing storage facilities and create an uninterrupted supply chain to effectively transport farmers’ produce to the markets. To provide the facility. Under this project, private institutions as well as FPOs, PACS, self-help groups. JLGs, cooperative societies, federations of state and national level cooperative societies, federations of FPOs and federations of SHGs will be eligible beneficiaries.