Objective

• To promote sustainable crop diversification in Himachal Pradesh by development and rehabilitation of minor irrigation facilities and access farm roads.

• To increase income per unit area per unit time by diversifying to cash crop cultivation

• Sustainable growth of agriculture sector by promoting organic farming and ensuring prosperity of small and marginal farmers of the Pradesh

• Exploitation of existing comparative climatic advantage in the Pradesh for growing off season vegetable crops

• Organization of farming community into commodity based group farming and marketing

• Knowledge and skill enhancement of farming community for the adoption of new technologies and operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes

• Human resource development and capacity building.