India, June 4 -- The union government has launched the 'Clean Plant Programme' for grapes, oranges and pomegranates from Maharashtra; the programme will be implemented pan-India whereby farmers will get the said horticultural plants 'disease-free'.

The launch was announced at India's first international Agri Hackathon organised in Pune, which was attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Chouhan lauded the innovation and enthusiasm demonstrated by the participants and acknowledged Maharashtra's significant contributions to horticultural excellence. "Maharashtra has emerged as a horticulture hub of the country. The efforts of the government and the hard work of the state's farmers h...