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Village clusters for producing medicinal plants in Dindigul
Staff Reporter
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Initially 65 hectares to be covered in Oddanchatram taluk
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DINDIGUL: Village clusters would be created to produce medicinal plants in large scale in certain pockets of the district this year.
To begin with, cash crop Superbily, (botanical name Gloriosa Superba), popularly known as ‘Kanvali Kizhangu’, would be produced in 65 hectares in Oddanchatram taluk.
Pottikampatti, Kallimandhayam, Chikkama Naickenpatti and 16-Pudhur villages in Oddanchatram taluk would be brought under one village cluster to produce this crop, according to Collector R. Vasuki.
She told this to reporters during her visit to horticulture farms developed under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) at Ambilikkai near Oddanchatram on Saturday.
Farmers would get subsidy to the tune of Rs.11,250 per hectare under this scheme. The NHM had granted Rs.7.30 lakh for the purpose.
106 ryots to benefit
A total of 106 farmers would be benefited through this scheme.
More clusters would be formed for mass production of medicinal plants in one area as such efforts would help buyers purchase large quantity from a single place, she added.
Horticulture crops have been cultivated in 65,000 hectares including 1,650 hectares under Amla cultivation and 1,850 hectares under mango. We had disbursed Rs.3 crore as grant to horticulturists under this scheme so far.
Farmers’ fears allayed
Allaying farmers’ fear that proposed expansion of Amla cultivation area would ultimately increase production and lead to price crash, she said steps would be taken to set up an Amla processing unit to utilise excess production and to enable farmers get better price for Amla. Top horticulture officials and agro-scientists would be consulted shortly in this connection, she assured.
Earlier, farmers appealed to the Collector to make some efforts to stabilise the prices of Amla.
To boost floriculture, subsidy to the tune of Rs.81 lakh had been given to floriculturists till now.
Funds had been given for renovation of old farms, introduction of new technology and for purchase of farm inputs, she stated.
Later, Ms. Vasuki inspected horticulture farms developed under National Horticulture Mission at Oddanchatram and Kedhaiarumbu in the western part of the district.
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