Agriculture Programmes and Marketing
Flagship projects
| Programme | Key facts |
|---|---|
| Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) | 29 projects, Rs 5,013 crore, over five years. Expected to add about Rs 28,000 crore to GSDP, 2.88 lakh jobs, 19,000 enterprises, benefit about 13 lakh families and skill 2.5 lakh youth. Horticulture projects get Rs 1,028.21 crore. |
| J&K Competitiveness Improvement Project (JKCIP) | Launched 2024. Outlay Rs 1,800 crore, seven years, 90 blocks, about 3 lakh families. |
| PM-KISAN (Samman Nidhi) | Rs 3,907.49 crore to 9.19 lakh farmers in 2024-25. |
| Kisan Credit Card (KCC) | 11.40 lakh active cards, Rs 10,421 crore sanctioned limit. |
| Agriculture Infrastructure Fund | 325 projects, Rs 625 crore. |
| PMFME | Support to micro food processing units: Rs 42.97 crore spent in 2025-26. |
| Operation Greens | Apple cluster (Baramulla, Shopian, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kulgam, Budgam, Pulwama) recognised by the Centre (Lok Sabha, December 2025). |
Marketing
- e-NAM: 17 of 19 wholesale mandis are linked; trade of Rs 1,680.34 crore; fruit and vegetable trade Rs 596.55 crore (2024-25) against Rs 416.39 crore in 2023-24, up 43.27%. In 2025-26 (till November) Rs 634.09 crore.
- Exports from agriculture: saffron, basmati rice and honey are exported.
- Research: SKUAST (Jammu and Kashmir) registered 164 patents in four years.
- GI-tagged farm products: Kashmir Saffron, Basmati, Mushqbudji rice, Bhaderwah Rajmash, Ramban Sulai honey, Udhampur Kaladi, Ramban Anardana (see GI Tags topic).
Keep practising
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Prepared for exam revision from the J&K Economic Survey 2025-26, J&K Budget 2026-27, PRS Legislative Research, NITI Aayog and replies in Parliament and the Legislative Assembly. Figures are advance estimates or latest available and official replies sometimes differ, so check the latest Economic Survey and Budget before relying on them. Found a mistake? Tell us.