Chandigarh, January 14
Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana announced that the state leads the country in horticulture, beekeeping, and sustainable agriculture, setting new benchmarks through innovative policies.
Speaking at a pre-budget consultation meeting for the horticulture department, the minister reviewed last year’s budget spending and emphasized the government’s focus on boosting farmers’ incomes via targeted schemes. Haryana became the nation’s first state to launch a dedicated Beekeeping Policy, driving significant honey production growth.
An Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre at Ramnagar promotes scientific and commercial beekeeping, offering up to 85% subsidies on bee boxes and 75% on honey processing, bottling, and quality testing.
Haryana also excels in horticulture with nine Centres of Excellence already operational—showcasing cutting-edge technologies—and three more under construction. These provide high-quality planting material and modern techniques. The state pushes low-cost vertical farming, covering 18,630 acres for vegetable production with advanced tech. Farmers get 50-85% subsidies for protected farming, doubling or tripling yields and incomes.
Additionally, Haryana pioneered the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana, now covering 21 fruits and vegetables.”Through these farmer-friendly policies, we’re making agriculture profitable and positioning Haryana as an agricultural innovation hub,” Sh. Rana added.
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