Support to Farmers under MIDH

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed at holistic development of the horticulture sector. MIDH provides institutional, technical and extension support for protected cultivation through State Horticulture Missions, Technical Support Groups, Precision Farming Development Centres, Centres of Excellence, ICAR Institutes, State Agricultural Universities, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and other recognised bodies. Sixty‑one crop‑specific Centres of Excellence have been set up under Indo‑Israel, Indo‑Dutch, and research institute collaborations. Under the Mission Management component, 2.5 % of the annual allocation is earmarked for State‑level activities. The scheme also funds construction of protected‑cultivation structures and commercial‑scale horticulture projects, as detailed by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Ramnath Thakur in the Lok Sabha.