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