Tamilnadu, February 2013 - National Horticulture Mission
Tamilnadu, February 2013 - National Horticulture Mission
Tamilnadu, February 2013 - National Horticulture Mission
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TEAM WHICH VISITED TAMIL NADU DURING 11-15 FEBRUARY, <strong>2013</strong> TOREVIEW NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION (NHM) AND OTHERSCHEMESMembers of JIT : Dr. Jose C. Samuel, Chief Consultant (NHM), Shri HomeyCherian, Director, DASD, Calicut, Shri R. Jyanadevan,Deputy Director, DCCD, Kochi, Dr. M. Selvarajan,Professor & Head (Fruit Crops), <strong>Horticulture</strong> College & RI,TNAU, Periakulam, Dr. I. Muthuswamy, Prof. (SWC Engg)& PI, PFDC, TNAU, Coimbatore, Shri Ashok Gahrotra, Sr.Project Officer, NCPAH, New Delhi, Shri R.R. Sharma,Assistant Director (NHM), DAC, New DelhiShri Periasamy, Shri J. Hal Dorai, Joint Directors andShri G. Kandaswamy, Deputy Director, TANHODAaccompanied from Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Deputy Directorsof <strong>Horticulture</strong> from respective districts were also presentduring field visitsDistricts Covered : Vellore, Salem and Villupuram.Activities Covered:NHM: Small Nursery (Pvt.), Area expansion of mango, guava, banana,cocoa, turmeric, bamboo, Protected cultivation and <strong>Horticulture</strong>mechanizationNMMI: Drip irrigationVIUC: Formation of Farmer Interest Groups, shade net houseInteractions: Shri P. Shankar, District Collector & Chairman DMC, Vellore,Shri K. Maharabushanam, District Collector & Chairman DMC,Salem.Dr. Santosh Babu, Commissioner of <strong>Horticulture</strong> & <strong>Mission</strong>Director, Tanhoda.Interacted with farmers and farmer groups.1
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