ANNUAL ACTION PLAN 2026-27
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Calicut
Summary
The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Calicut, a subordinate office under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has the national mandate for the development of Arecanut, Betelvine, Spices other than Cardamoms and Aromatic plants. The Directorate implements Central Sector /Centrally Sponsored Schemes for development of these crops at National level. Since the launch of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) programmes in the country from 2005-06, the Directorate was entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating and monitoring the mission programmes assigned to various State Governments on the mandate crops. In addition, the Directorate is entrusted to directly implement certain programmes such as production of nucleus planting materials of high yielding varieties, accreditation of spice nurseries and technology transfer through frontline demonstration plots, National Seminar / Workshops, Farmers Training etc.
During 2025-26 the Directorate implemented MIDH programmes with an outlay of Rs.1400.00 lakhs. The Directorate proposes to continue the programmes taken up during 2025-26 with a few additions in 2026-27 to achieve the aim of self-reliance in spices production and generating surplus quality spices for export. The programmes will be implemented in association with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes and reputed NGOs across the country with an outlay of Rs.2065.000 lakhs during 2026-27. In addition, the two approved ongoing projects (3 year) on arecanut are also included which amounts to Rs.529.06 lakhs, so that the issues of Arecanut farmers are also addressed. Total outlay proposed for the year 2026-27 is 2594.06 lakhs.
The proposed programmes and financial allocation is given in the table below.
Table 1. Summary of the programmes proposed under MIDH for 2026-27
Part A -MIDH Programmes on spices
| S. No. | Programmes | Financial allocation (Rs in lakhs) |
| 1. | Planting material production + upgradation of nurseries | 1309.55150 |
| 2. | Accreditation | 2.00000 |
| 3. | Establishment of Frontline Demonstrations | 295.10500 |
| 4. | Innovative programmes (Project based ) | 74.65000 |
| 5. | Transfer of Technology programmes | 217.75000 |
| 6. | Skill Development trainings | 6.50000 |
| 7. | Monitoring | 15.00000 |
| 8. | Mission Management | 60.87219 |
| TOTAL | 1981.42869 |
Part B ProgrammesonArecanut
| 1 | Two Approved ongoing projects on Arecanut (3 year budget) | 1630.57012 |
| Budget requirement for FY 2026-27 | 366.61819 |
Pending liabilities of the previous year
| 1 | Funds reverted back in PFMS of IAs | 151.95312 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 2500.00000 |
| Componentwise – Physical Target and Financial Requirements – Annual Action Plan 2026-27 PART A |
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S. No. |
Programmes |
Unit |
Cost per unit (Rs in Lakhs) |
Target | |||||||||||
| Physical | Financial (Rs. in lakhs) | ||||||||||||||
| I | Production and Distribution of nucleous Planting Materials of spices | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Black Pepper / Betelvine | Nos in lakhs | 8.00 | 25.510 | 204.08000 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Ginger rhizomes | Qty in tones | 0.30 | 143.500 | 43.05000 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ginger Protray seedlings | Nos in lakhs | 1.20 | 5.870 | 7.04400 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Turmeric rhizomes | Qty in tones | 0.30 | 757.000 | 227.10000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Turmeric protray seedlings | Nos in lakhs | 1.20 | 20.750 | 24.90000 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Chilli seeds | Qty in (qtls) | 0.75 | 45.350 | 34.01250 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Seed spices | Qty in tones | 0.50 | 210.025 | 105.01250 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Garlic | Qty in tones | 0.50 | 92.525 | 46.26250 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Bush Pepper | Nos in lakhs | 40.00 | 0.705 | 28.20000 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Tree spices grafts /seedlings | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Nutmeg grafts (Plagiotropic) | Nos in lakhs | 80.00 | 0.5600 | 44.80000 | ||||||||||
| ii. | Nutmeg grafts (Orthotropic) | Nos in lakhs | 140.00 | 0.1000 | 14.00000 | ||||||||||
| iii | Tamarind / Kokum grafts | Nos in lakhs | 20 | 2.3250 | 46.50000 | ||||||||||
| iv | Clove /Allspice seedlings | Nos in lakhs | 20 | 0.4100 | 8.20000 | ||||||||||
| v | Cinnamon /Cassia /Curry leaf seedlings | Nos in lakhs | 10 | 5.2350 | 52.35000 | ||||||||||
| vi | Cinnamon seedlings Air layers | Nos in lakhs | 25 | 0.8700 | 21.75000 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Aromatic Plants | Ha. | 0.75 | 75.0000 | 56.25000 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Establishment of Small Nursery | Nos | 20 | 5.0000 | 100.0000 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Upgradation of spice nurseries | up to 10 lakhs/4ha | LS | 5.0000 | 21.0000 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Seed processing and storage infrastructure | 20 lakh/unit | 20 | 11.000 | 220.00000 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Establishment of L cardamom nursery | LS | 5.040 | ||||||||||||
| Sub Total | 1309.55150 | ||||||||||||||
| II | Accreditation of spice nurseries | LS | 25 | 2.000 | |||||||||||
| III | Technology Dissemination through Frontline Demonstration | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Demonstration plots of seed spices | Nos in ha | 0.4 | 138.000 | 55.20000 | ||||||||||
| b. | Demonstration plots of aromatic plants | Nos in ha | 0.8 | 46.500 | 44.625 | ||||||||||
| c. | Demonstration of Entomopathogenic nematode in Arecanut | Nos in acre | LS | 3.890 | |||||||||||
| d. | Est of demo plots on Arecanut based multi species cropping system at Tripura | Nos in acre | LS | 7.090 | |||||||||||
| e. | Demonstration of management of yellow leaf disease of arecanut using plastic mulching | Nos in acre | LS | 4.900 | |||||||||||
| IV | Import substitution programmes | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Organic farming in spices | Nos in ha | 0.60/1.00 | 147.000 | 149.400 | ||||||||||
| b. | Maintenance of Participatory Demonstration of Cinnamon cultivation as intercrop in coconut gardens | 10.000 | |||||||||||||
| c. | Strategies for meeting the demand for light berry of black pepper from domestic production | 20.000 | |||||||||||||
| Sub Total | 295.1050 | ||||||||||||||
| V Innovative project based programmes | |||||||||||||||
| i | Demonstration of disease free ginger seed production using microrhizomes and IDM in extended areas at multiple locations | Nos | LS | 6.650 | |||||||||||
| ii | Rejuvenation of Cochin Ginger/Alleppy Turmeric Pgme | 12.500 | |||||||||||||
| iii | Devp and demo of Top shoot prod of Black Pepper | LS | 7.300 | ||||||||||||
| iv | Establishment of FLD for Identification and Genetic Purification of Byadgi Chilli Cultivars | LS | 13.150 | ||||||||||||
| v | PTR Project | Nos | LS | 1.000 | 16.500 | ||||||||||
| vi | Establishment of polyclonal garden of Cinnamon (Cinnamomumverum) | LS | 1.000 | 3.550 | |||||||||||
| vii | Development of Cinnamon bark peeling machine | LS | 10.000 | ||||||||||||
| viii | Crop survey on seed spices | 5.000 | |||||||||||||
| Sub Total | 74.650 | ||||||||||||||
| VI | Transfer of Technology programmes | ||||||||||||||
| a. | National Seminar | Nos | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 | ||||||||||
| b. | State Level Seminar | Nos | 3 | 8.00 | 24.00 | ||||||||||
| c. | District Level Seminar Workshops | Nos | 2 | 25.00 | 50.00 | ||||||||||
| d. | Farmers Training programme | Nos | 0.75 | 185.00 | 138.75 | ||||||||||
| Sub Total | 217.7500 | ||||||||||||||
| VII | Skill development programmes | LS | 6.500 | ||||||||||||
| VIII | T S G (Monitoring, Evaluation, Mass Media, Publicity etc) | LS | 15.000 | ||||||||||||
| IX | Mission Management | LS | 60.87219 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 1981.42869 | ||||||||||||||
| PART B | |||||||||||||||
| S No | Project title | Fin (Rs. in lakhs | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Evidence Based Research on Arecanut and Human Health | LS | 249.71099 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Large Scale Demonstrations on Management Leaf Spot Disease of Arecanut | LS | 116.90720 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 366.61819 | ||||||||||||||
| Pending liabilities of previous year | |||||||||||||||
| Funds reverted back in PFMS of the IAs | 151.95312 | ||||||||||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 2500.00000 | ||||||||||||||