Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india Published this article page no 80 The fund aims to support private investment in Dairy Processing agricultural value addition and cattle feed infrastructure. Under the scheme incentives will also be given for establishing plants for export of niche products within the animal husbandry sector. Beekeeping initiatives Beekeeping is a livelihood supporting activity for rural areas. It increases yield & quality of crops through pollination and also provides honey and other beehive products like wax. To support beekeeping government aims to launch a scheme with following objectives o Infrastructure development related to Integrated Beekeeping Development Centres Collection Marketing and Storage Centres PostHarvest & value Addition facilities etc. o Implementation of production standards and developing a corresponding traceability system. o Capacity building of the sector with special thrust on women farmers. This scheme may lead to increase in income for almost 2 lakh beekeepers and provision of quality honey to consumers. Promotion of Herbal Cultivation Government envisages to cover 1000000 hectares of land under Herbal cultivation in next two years with outlay of Rs. 4000 crore. Other steps for promoting herbal cultivation o National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) has supported 2.25 lac hectare area under cultivation of medicinal plants. o NMPB will bring 800 hectares area under herbal cultivation by developing a corridor of medicinal plants along the banks of Ganga. o NMPB also aims at creation of a network of regional Mandis for Medicinal Plants junior science refresher magazine buy.
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