Horticulture Mission for North Eastern Hill Scheme- Meghalaya

The “Horticulture Mission for North Eastern Hill (HMNEH) Scheme” is a part of the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme which was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, being implemented for the overall development of Horticulture in North East and Himalayan states. The mission covers all NE States including Sikkim and three Himalayan states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The mission addresses the entire spectrum of horticulture from production to consumption through backward and forward linkages. In the state of Meghalaya, the “Horticulture Mission for North Eastern Hill (HMNEH) Scheme” is implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of Meghalaya for improving productivity, quality planting material, canopy management of fruit trees, support to marginal and small farmers, upscaling protected cultivation and drip irrigation.