ACTION PLAN 2021-22

The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Calicut, a subordinate office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has the national mandate for the development of Spices, Arecanut, Betelvine and Aromatic plants. The Directorate implements Central Sector /Centrally Sponsored Schemes for development of these crops at National level.  Since the launch of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) programmes in the country from 2005-06, the Directorate was entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating and monitoring the mission programmes assigned to various State Governments on the mandate crops. In addition, the Directorate is entrusted to directly implement certain programmes such as production of nucleus planting materials of high yielding varieties, accreditation of spice nurseries and technology transfer through frontline demonstration plots, National Seminar / Workshops, Farmers Training etc.

During 2020-21 the Directorate implemented MIDH programmes with an outlay of Rs.1200.00 lakhs. The Directorate implements the following programmes in 2021-22 to achieve the aim of self-reliance in spices production and generating surplus quality spices for export. The programmes will be implemented in association with State Agricultural Universities (SAU), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes across the country with an outlay of Rs 1200.00 lakhs during 2021-22. The proposed programmes and financial allotment is given in the table below.

Table 1. Summary of the programmes implemented under MIDH for 2021-22

Development Programmes 2021-22 at a Glance - View

Programmes implemented by DASD under MIDH during 2021-22, Componentwise

    1. Production and distribution of nucleus planting materials
    2. Accreditation of Spices Nurseries
    3. Technology Dissemenation Through Frontline Demonstration
    4. Innovative Programmes
    5. Transfer Of Technology Programmes
Implementing Agencies