 Himachal Pradesh Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing
Corporation Ltd. popularly known as hpmc, was established
on the 10th June, 1974 as State Public Undertaking with the objective of marketing of fresh fruits and
processing of all types of surplus fruits. It has developed the most modern system of
marketing in the country. The unique characteristics of this organization are that
it provides all the services to the fruit growers, which are required for marketing of
fruits. The Corporation has set up two modern Fruit Processing Plants and has a vast range
of processed products.Between the years
1974-82, the Corporation engaged itself in the establishment of pre & post harvest
Market Intervention Scheme: (MIS) The
Government of Himachal Pradesh has introduced the policy of Market
Intervention Scheme (MIS) for the procurement of Mango, Apple and Citrus
Fruits in the State. In order to implement the Market Intervention Scheme
of the State Government, the hpmc, being the premier fruit marketing
agency, procures the unmarketable fruits which are processed
under most hygienic conditions in its Processing Plants.
The efforts made by the Corporation have resulted in stabilizing
the prices of the fruits in the market. Apart from fruits procured under
MIS, hpmc also procures other fruits like Peach, Pear,
Export of Fruit and Fruit Products
Among
all fruits, Apple being the main crop of the State occupies place of pride
in its economy. The major commercial varieties grown in the State are;
Royal Delicious, Red Delicious, Rich-A-Red Delicious and Golden Delicious.
At present, Himachal Pradesh produces over 4.00 lakh tonnes of Apples
annually which is cultivated at the altitude ranging between 6,000 to
10,000 ft. above sea level and is free from pollution. The quality of
Himachal Apple meets the entire export standards. In the past hpmc has
exported quality apples to Standard
Packings for Export
Grade StandardsOnly
two Quality Grade Apples i.e. ‘EXTRA FANCY’ and ‘FANCY CLASS 1’
are offered for export. The broad parameters of the Quality are that the
fruit must be sound, clean, fully developed, coloured, juicy and full of
flavour and freshness. Tray Packed Cartons
Agri
Export Zones for Apple in Himachal Pradesh
The
formation of Agri Export Zones in select areas of different States of the
Country came into being in the year 2001-02.
The State of v Production and Quality enhancement programme §
Modernisation
of nurseries. §
Replacement
of old and unproductive plants. §
Area
expansion with healthy and disease-free planting material. §
Mass
production of new varieties for quicker area expansion. §
Rejuvenation
of old orchards. §
High-density
planting. §
Increasing
pollinisers and pollinating agents. §
Synchronization
of flowering. §
Balanced
use of micro-nutrients. §
Development
of irrigation sources. §
Disease
forecasting system to regulate the pesticide usage. §
Adoption of
integrated pest management. §
Upgradation
of existing lab facility for soil, water, leaf, quality analysis. §
Development
of Agri Information System v
Technology
Transfer §
Training of
farmers. §
Demonstration
and Extension Services. v
Post-Harvest Management §
On-farm
intermediate storage. §
Classic
Rates. §
Improvement
in Grading. §
Quality
upgradation and maintenance for premium market and export. §
Modern
Grading Lines and Cold Storages. v
Export Promotion & Marketing v
Research & Development The
total project cost is Rs. 5707.50 lakh out of which the contribution of
different Central Government Agencies namely; APEDA, National Horticulture
Board, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Agriculture,
Ministry of Commerce etc. would be Rs.2757.50 lakh and the investment of
the private sector would be of the order of Rs.2950.00 lakh. HORTICULTURE TECHNOLOGY MISSION SCHEME FOR HIMACHAL PRADESH For
implementation of Horticultural Technology Mission programme in Himachal
Pradesh for X Plan period, the Govt. of India has approved Rs. 80.00
crores. The State of As per the guidelines of the scheme, the funds for Mini Mission II, III & IV would be routed through central small farmers Agri-Business consortium for further release to HPMC. The State has designated HPMC as fund routing agency. |
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infrastructure, comprising of a net work of mechanically operated pack houses, cold
storages, transshipment centres and fruits processing plants, besides a net-work of
sales offices in the terminal markets. The entire infrastructure of grading/packing,
pre-cooling and cold storages has been established in rural areas for providing pre
and post harvest facilities to the farmers at their door step. To day 
