Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (Har Medh Par Ped)
Support for planting trees on farm bunds and field boundaries to diversify income and improve climate resilience.
About this scheme
The Sub-Mission on Agroforestry, launched in 2016-17 following the National Agroforestry Policy 2014, encourages farmers to integrate trees with crops and livestock on their own land. It supports nursery development, quality planting material, plantation on farm bunds and boundaries, demonstration plots and capacity building. Complementary reforms have simplified felling and transit rules for trees grown on private land in many states, and a Model Tree Felling and Transit Rules framework plus a national timber certification scheme have been introduced to give farmers a reliable market. It is now implemented as a component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
Benefits
- Assistance for quality planting material and plantation on farm boundaries
- Support for peripheral and boundary plantation and block plantation
- Funding for nurseries and hi-tech planting material production units
- Additional income stream from timber, fruit, fodder and fuelwood
- Improved soil health, windbreak protection and carbon sequestration
Who can apply
- Farmers with land records willing to plant trees on their own land
- Self Help Groups, FPOs, cooperatives and Panchayats
- Nursery entrepreneurs and agricultural universities for planting material components
- Assistance ceilings apply per hectare and per beneficiary
Documents required
- Aadhaar card
- Land record
- Bank account details
- Plantation plan with species and area
- Photographs of the plantation site
How to apply
- 1Apply to the district agriculture or horticulture office
- 2Submit land documents and the proposed plantation plan
- 3Approval as per the state annual action plan
- 4Raise the plantation with recommended species and spacing
- 5Assistance released in instalments linked to survival percentage
Important dates
- Application window
- Usually before the monsoon planting season
Available in: All India
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