Nutri Vegetable Kitchen Gardening (NVKG)
Kitchen or home gardening is growing of vegetable crops in/ near resident houses to ensure the nutritional security and availability of year-round fresh green vegetables to the rural households of the village. The concept of Kitchen Garden is being made popular in all the Sub projects being implemented under Phase-II of HPCDP. Besides growing fresh vegetables for domestic consumption, a family can get additional income/ saving ranging ₹ 1500-2000/ per month. Different seasonal vegetables like Tomato, Brinjal, Chilli, Okra, Cucurbit, French Beans, Colocasia, Radish, Palak, Turnip, Peas, Cole Crops and Coriander, etc. are being grown/planted in small plots of 150-200 m2 area in the vicinity of farmer’s house.
The farmers will be provided with latest technical know-how by the Agriculture technocrats deployed for the purpose of the project. The farmers shall also be advised to go for staggered planting/sowing of these vegetables for their availability round the year.
Summary of crop Diversification through Kitchen Gardening upto Rabi 2024-25
| Sr. No. |
DPMU |
Sub project
(Nos.) |
CCA (Ha.) |
Total FRN families |
No. of kits provided (No. of families) |
Area covered by each kit (Ha.) |
Total area covered (Ha.) |
Percentage of CCA brought under NVKG |
Budget utilization (in Lakhs) |
| 1 |
Palampur |
79 |
2777.4 |
10000 |
6609 |
0.093 |
216.197 |
22.15 |
12.31 |
| 2 |
Mandi |
33 |
712.22 |
3479 |
1885 |
0.007 |
8.69 |
1.9 |
2.59 |
| 3 |
Solan |
47 |
1072.38 |
3245 |
2143 |
0.017 |
12.83 |
3.6 |
1.22 |
| 4 |
Hamirpur |
41 |
758.55 |
4305 |
2991 |
0.021 |
22.25 |
8.51 |
2.97 |
| |
Total |
200 |
5320.55 |
21029 |
13628 |
|
259.97 |
|
19.09 |
