Integrated Cluster Farming Scheme for Vegetables

Why it matters

Gives vegetable growers in approved clusters seed, irrigation and marketing support so groups of farmers can produce and sell vegetables at scale instead of small scattered plots.

What you get

This scheme organises vegetable cultivation into geographic clusters, typically 25-50 hectares, to achieve production scale that individual smallholder plots cannot reach alone. Within an approved cluster, farmers receive subsidised quality seed and planting material, support for micro-irrigation (drip/sprinkler), and access to common collection and grading infrastructure, along with linkage to nearby urban markets, processing units or government procurement. By coordinating sowing schedules and crop choices across the cluster, farmers also reduce local market gluts and stabilise prices for their produce.

Eligibility criteria

• Farmer cultivating vegetables within a notified cluster area
• Willingness to coordinate cropping calendar with other cluster farmers
• Minimum cluster-level participation as defined by the district horticulture office

How to apply

1. 1

   Register through the District Horticulture Office for inclusion in a notified vegetable cluster

2. 2

   Receive subsidised seed/planting material and irrigation support

3. 3

   Sell produce through the cluster-level collection/marketing arrangement

Documents required

• Land/cultivation record
• Aadhaar and bank account details