Haryana Government has decided to develop 340 villages as ‘Horticulture Villages‘ at a cost of Rs 93 crore during the Golden Jubilee year of the State. It has also decided to establish 140 clusters in these villages.This was stated by Haryana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister O.P.Dhankar in whose presence Haryana Horticulture Department signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Apio Inc. for processing and packaging of horticultural products.

• The MoC was signed by Director General, Horticulture Department, Dr. Arjun Singh Saini, on behalf of the Horticulture Department and Dr. Steven P. Bitler, Vice-President of Apio Inc, on behalf of the company at New Delhi.The Minister said that with the assistance of Apio Inc., horticultural products would be packaged in a quality manner and delivered to the consumers.

•  These organizations would manage the activities of the clusters with the assistance of the Horticulture Department. A chain would be established from farm to consumer, which would benefit both consumers and farmers. According to the terms of the MoC, Apio Inc. would work in Haryana for the next three years. Under this project, producers in Haryana would supply fruits, flowers, vegetables and dairy products to these areas.