Operation GREENS

Operation Greens was launched in budget 2018-19 to ensure availability of TOP (Tomato, Onion and Potato) crops throughout the country round the year without price volatility. The scheme aims to enhance the production of TOP crops and augment its value chain.

• It has objective to enhance value realization of TOP farmers by targeted interventions to strengthen TOP production clusters and their Farmer Producer Organizations, and linking them with the market. Also, price stabilization for producers and consumers by proper production planning in the TOP clusters and introduction of dual use varieties. It aims to setting up of a market intelligence network to collect and collate real time data on demand and supply and price of TOP crops.
• NAFED is the Nodal Agency to implement price stabilization measures. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) will provide 50% of the subsidy on the following two components: transportation of Tomato Onion Potato (TOP) Crops from production to storage and hiring of appropriate storage facilities for TOP Crops.
• In long term integrated value chain development projects incudes: capacity Building of FPOs (Farmer Producer Organizations) & their consortium; Quality production; Post-harvest processing facilities; Agri-Logistics; Marketing / Consumption Points; Creation and Management of e-platform for demand and supply management of TOP Crops.