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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   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  

1 Agriculture University, Jodhpur,Rajasthan 2 Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan 3 Anand Agricultural University,Gujarat 4 Assam Agricultural University,Assam 5 Banda Agricultural University, Uttar Pradresh 6 Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidhyalaya,West Bengal 7 Birsa Agricultural University,Jharkhand 8 C C S Haryana Agricultural University,Haryana 9 C S Azad Agricultural University,Uttar Pradresh 10 Central Agricultural University,Imphal/Sikkim/Manipur/COH Pasighat AP/Nagaland 11 Centre for Water Resources Development & Mgt, Kerala 12 Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra 13 Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Akola, Maharashtra 14 Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan, HP 15 Dr. YSR Horticultural University, Andhra Pradesh 16 ICAR-Central Island Agriculture Research Institute, Port Blair 17 ICAR-Central Planation crop research Institute, Kasaragod 18 ICAR – Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhuj 19 ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand 20 ICAR – Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala/Appangala 21 ICAR – Central Coastal Agriculture Research Institute, Goa 22 ICAR-National Research Centre for Seed Spices,Ajmer,Rajasthan 23 Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwaviayalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 24 Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 25 Junagadh Agricultural  University,Gujarat 26 Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala 27 Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth , Rahuri,Maharashtra 28 Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur 29 Nagaland Central Agricultural University, Nagaland 30 Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology,Ayodhya 31 Navsari Agricultural University,Gujarat 32 Orissa University for Agriculture and Technology, Orissa 33 Punjab Agricultural University,Ludhiyana,Punjab 34 Rajendra Agricultural University,Bihar 35 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya,Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh 36 Regional Science Centre & Planatarium,Kozhikode 37 Sardar Khrushinagar Dantiwada Agriculture University, Jagudan, Gujarat 38 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology,Meerut 39 Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar 40 Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan 41 Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Telangana 42 Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity,Coimbatore 43 University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga 44 University of Agricultural  Sciences, Bangalore 45 University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad 46 University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur 47 University of Horticulture Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka 48 Uttar Banga Agricultural Univesity,West Bengal 49 Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry 50 Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agriculture University, Parbhani, Maharashtra 51 Attappady Co – Operative Farming Society Ltd. ACF Agali 52 M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ,Waynad 53 State Horticulture Department, Jharkhand 54 State Horticulture Department, Karnataka