Shri Singh said that organisation of such events gives inspiration to horticulture fraternity to work together and facilitates the availability of horticulture products of various states at single place. The ethos behind organising this event is in consonance with Integral part of Indian culture ie, 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. Attributing, horticultural production at 275 million tonnes during 2014-15 (as per initial estimates) to the efforts of farmers, Shri Singh said that Government has integrated all horticulture programme into Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), so that farmers and entrepreneurs are benefitted. Indian horticulture products such as, mango, lichi, grapes, saffron, have their distinct identity in global market. By exporting horticulture products, farmers have contributed in increasing the country's foreign exchange, he added.
Shri Singh said that Government is facilitating the use of advanced horticulture techniques through its Horticulture Central Programmes so that farmers can achieve high productivity with quality and efficiency in cultivation of horticulture products. Government is also promoting chain of cold storage across the country so as to avoid wastage of horticulture products. In this 'Horticulture Sangam' business groups such as Mother Dairy, Reliance, Walmart, Big Bazaar, Spencer are participating so that farmers can directly sell their products to them, he said.
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