For horticulture crops, farmers who grow coriander and fenugreek will get a Rs 15,000 per acre grant. Learn how to get this benefit.
Spice farming gets help: India's spice exports reached a record high of USD 4.46 billion in 2023–2024, according to figures from that year. Asia sent spices and goods made from spices to 159 countries around the world in 2023–2044. Countries like China, the United States, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom (UK), and Sri Lanka are among these. These numbers show that people all over the world want Indian spices more and more quickly. Since this is the case, the national and state governments are pushing people to grow spices. These farmers are also getting financial help through a number of programs, which is meant to urge them to grow spices. In this case, the Seed Spice Scheme was put in place by the government of Bihar. This means that farmers in Bihar can now grow a lot of spices. According to the State Horticulture Department, this will get a lot of help from the government. People who want this assistance will have to fill out an application.
The amount of money they get per acre is this much.
Under the Seed Masala Scheme, the Bihar government has chosen to help farmers make more money by giving them money to grow coriander and fenugreek. Bihar farmers can grow a lot of coriander and fenugreek under this plan, and they will get Rs 15,000 per acre in extra money for it. In addition, farmers will learn how to grow coriander and fenugreek in a more advanced way so that they can make more money and get a higher yield. An X tweet from the Horticulture Department gave the facts in question.
Growth of coriander on a big scale
In fact, farmers in the Bhagalpur area of Bihar grow spices. In this, a lot of coriander is grown by farmers. But now the government wants to make it even bigger. The Horticulture Department will help with this by giving farmers who grow spices like coriander and fenugreek money. With this, farmers will be able to grow spices along with their regular crops. Let us tell you that farmers who grow spices have to put in a lot of hard work. Many times, farmers lose a lot of money when they grow spices. Because of this, many farmers tend to avoid growing spices. The Horticulture Department is helping farmers with this problem by giving them money to grow spices.
Fill out this online form
- You can now grow a lot of fenugreek and coriander for free through the Seed Spices Scheme. A grant of Rs 15,000 per acre will be given to them by the Horticulture Department. The online registration form for the Seed Spices Scheme (State Scheme) (2024–25) can be found on the department's website or at the Customer Service Center (CSC).
- Farmers who want to register should first go to https://horticulture.bihar.gov.in/, which is the website of the Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Bihar.
- This is the home page. On the scheme drop-down menu, choose "Vegetable and Spices Related Scheme."
- On the new page, click on Seed Spice Scheme (State Scheme).
- You will need to enter some information, click "Agree," and then click "Proceed to Apply."
- That person must already have a farmer registration number registered on the DBT portal in order to apply for the plan. By signing up on the DBT portal, new farms can get a DBT registration number.
This is who farmers can call
- In all 38 districts of the state, the seed spice plan is being run.
- Under this plan, any farmer who wants to get a grant for expanding their spice area will have to show one of the following: A land ownership certificate, an updated revenue receipt from two years ago, an online updated receipt, a genealogy, or a certificate of formal land ownership based on an agreement (in a certain format) are all acceptable proofs.
- Send the history with the land ownership or revenue receipt if the applicant's name is unclear.
- Non-Rayat farmers can profit from the initiative if they agree. Easy-to-download agreement style is at the website.
- The scheme's benefits will be given for at least 0.25 acres (0.1 hectare) and up to 10 acres (4 hectares).
- Before registering, farmers who are interested should check their own bank account information that is registered with DBT.
- The grant-in-aid will be paid by CFMS through the DBT program, as required by the rules.
- 78.56 percent of the beneficiaries will be from the general category, 20 percent will be from the scheduled caste category, and 1.44 percent will be from the scheduled tribe category. In each group, 30 percent of the beneficiaries will be women.
- You can find more information about the plan at the SOP/Karyanwyan Anudesh link on the Directorate of Horticulture's website. Farmers can also get more information by calling the office of the Agriculture or Horticulture Department in their area.
