Srinagar, July 4 -- The Centre will set up a Rs.150-crore 'Clean Plant Center' in Srinagar under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).

"A Rs.150-crore Clean Plant Center will be established in Srinagar under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). It will focus on clean, disease-free planting material for apples, almonds, walnuts, and berries. Private nurseries will also be supported to ensure high-quality, pathogen-free plants are made available to farmers," said Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development

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