4. Write short note on National Horticulture Mission.

National Horticulture Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategy. Presently, India is the 2nd largest producer of fruits & vegetables in the world. It aims to further enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support to farm households. Its objectives also includes promotion, development and dissemination of technologies, through a seamless blend of traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge and to create opportunities for employment generation for skilled and unskilled persons, especially unemployed youth.

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