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  • 12 February, 2021

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Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)

Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)

Prime Minister Modi initiated a scheme for the development of commercial organic farming in the region in 2015 which later became to be known as “Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region” (MOVCDNER)

  • Under MOVCDNER, the FPCs get access to shared infrastructure including collection centres, custom hiring centres, processing infrastructure and packhouses, allowing them to add value to their products and market them well.
  • The scheme provides end-to-end support to the farmers from farm to fork including quality products, effective postharvest management, value addition through processing and direct market linkages to national and international markets.
  • The scheme besides growing and value-adding the traditional crops is also aiming to bring in high-value crops under contract farming models.

Source: PIB


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