The Project aims at promoting crop diversification in the target area of five districts (Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi and Una) in the State of Himachal Pradesh, through development of necessary infrastructure such as irrigation facilities and farm access roads, in parallel with technical training for farmers on vegetable cultivation, food grain cultivation and post-harvesting technology. The Project will newly develop or rehabilitate existing facilities in approximately 210 irrigation schemes in the area to bring additional area of 3,712 Ha under assured irrigation, and will construct or improve 100 km of 147 access farm roads. In each of the 210 sub-project sites, technical training will be extended to farmers on themes necessary for crop diversification, such as vegetables cultivation, food grain cultivation and post-harvesting technology. Farmers Group and Self-Help Group will be formed in each sub-project, for the sake of collective activities such as hands-on training of vegetable cultivation, collection and sale of products, and operation and maintenance of irrigation facilities.
