HP Shiva Project

• Himachal Pradesh - Horticulture
  • 2.34 lakh hectare: Area is under horticulture in the HP.
  • Yearly income Rs. 4575 crore
  • 9 lakh people are getting direct or indirect employment
  • Why horticulture
    • relatively climate resilient
• Introduction
  • SHIVA: The Sub-tropical Horticulture, Irrigation and Value Addition Project (HP SHIVA)
  • by State Government
  • collaboration with the Asian Development Bank for a total cost of Rs. 975 crore out of which Rs. 195 crore by State govt.
  • Area
    • 10000 hectares of 7 districts: Sirmaur, Solan, Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi
• Objective
  • for overall development of the horticulture sector @Low-lying areas with hot climate i.e. "Sub-tropical Horticulture"
• How
  • seed to market concept
  • attract: unemployed youth and women
  • Assistance, scientific methodology
  • Pilot testing of four fruits: guava, litchi, pomegranate and citrus
  • Processing, marketing, protection(composite solar fencing), subsidy, irrigation, collective, capacity building
  • orchardists are being organized collaboration with AFC India Limited + by forming cooperative societies