Schemes

Purpose Enabling farmers to produce their own perennial fodder including maize for feeding of breeding stock. Grant Amount A 50% cash grant, up to a maximum of Rs 100,000, on investment costs for establishment of  fodder at the rate of Rs 20,000/Arpent   Beneficiaries Registered breeders and Companies engaged in agricultural production. Eligibility Criteria Holders of […]

Purpose To assist breeders in the upgrading/construction of livestock farms and pig sties. Grant Amount A 50% cash grant up to a maximum of Rs 100,000, on the cost of the building project. Disbursement: 50% of the approved cash grant on completion of 50% of the construction project; remaining 50% at full completion thereof and

Purpose To mitigate the prevalence of freckle disease in local banana farms and to encourage protection of fruit trees in orchards and backyards from being attacked by bats Grant Amount • 50% subsidy on cost of purchase of plastic bags (banana)• 50% grant on the cost of bird net Eligibility Criteria • Holder of a

Purpose Encouraging farmers engaged in crop production activities as well as agro-entrepreneurs to acquire farm machinery/equipment for mechanisation of their production system and also venture in food processing or other value-addition activities. Grant Amount 50% grant up to a maximum of Rs 250,000 Eligibility Criteria Holder of a valid Small Farmers Welfare Fund Card Operating

Purpose To encourage crop and livestock farmers to collect and store rainwater for agricultural activities, hence reducing dependence on the use of potable water. Grant Amount 50% grant up to a maximum of Rs 50,000. Eligibility Criteria Holder of a valid Small Farmers Welfare Fund Card Operating in the agro-industrial sector for at least one

Purpose Encouraging farmers to shift from traditional open field cultivation to sheltered farming system. This will enable farmers to mitigate effects of adverse climatic conditions; leverage production capacity and improve quality of farm produce. Grant Amount 50% grant up to a maximum of Rs 500,000 per structure for a maximum of two structures. Eligibility Criteria