Clean Plant Programme: In News
The Clean Plant Programme (CPP) which was approved by the Union Cabinet is gaining momentum in its implementation.
- Clean Plant Programme was conceptualized by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank.
- It was as launched as a major initiative to provide farmers with access to high-quality, virus-free planting material of key fruit crops.
- It is implemented by the National Horticulture Board (NHB) in association with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
- Components of Clean Plant Programme:
- Establishment of Nine Clean Plant Centers (CPCs): These centres will offer disease diagnostics and treatments, develop mother plants for nurseries, and quarantine all domestic and imported planting materials intended for commercial propagation and distribution.
- Infrastructure Development: This includes setting up large-scale nurseries to efficiently multiply clean planting material. The mother plants produced by the CPCs will be propagated in these nurseries and then distributed to farmers.
- Regulatory and Certification Framework: A regulatory and certification process will be created to ensure complete accountability and traceability in the production and distribution of planting material.
