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Saffron Mission comes under the umbrella of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) now.

6. Technology Mission on Citrus

The mission was announced in 2006 for Vidarbha region.

It was later extended to Marathwada and Chhindwara as well.

The objective of the mission is:

o Production of disease free planting material of citrus

o Human Resource Development through training of horticulture officers on campus and training of citrus growers at their villages

o Demonstration of NRCC (National Research Centre for Citrus, Nagpur) technologies on citrus grower’s orchard for quality fruit production through scientific method of management

o Rejuvenation of declining citrus orchards