Government of Goa has been empowering the farmers with holistic initiatives to achieve the goal of Swayampurna Goa.
From projects involving rural communities to farm mechanisation and assured market returns, dairy subsidies and sustainable organic practices; the government is driving growth across the sector.
Here are some key statistics across the domain:
• Custom Hiring Scheme: ₹6.30 Cr spent, benefiting 29,225 farmers with a 50% subsidy on machinery-hiring charges.
• Agricultural Mechanisation Support: ₹58.79 lakh disbursed to 582 farmers for equipment and modern tools.
• Assured-Market Scheme: ₹4.50 Cr spent to procure 1,399.76 tonnes of vegetables from 1,271 farmers.
• Fair Pricing: Procurement prices fixed at 150% of the average cost of production, ensuring predictable, better returns.
• Irrigation Support: ₹85.71 lakh invested (149 farmers benefited).
• Organic Farming: ₹26.44 lakh spent to promote eco-friendly practices (407 farmers benefited).
• Food-Grain Technology: ₹4.00 lakh allocated to enhance production efficiency (729 farmers benefited).
• Revised Kamdhenu Scheme: 90% subsidy on the first 10 cows and 75% on the next 10 cows.
• Direct Milk Incentives: ₹6/litre for cow milk and ₹10/litre for buffalo milk to boost allied livelihoods.
• Goa Gram Samruddhi Yojana: 131 project proposals reviewed, ensuring development across all 40 Assembly constituencies.
• Goa Fresh: Expanding market access to promote home-grown Goan produce far and wide.
• Price-Control Scheme: Distributed 14,456 tonnes of produce, making fresh local food accessible to over 90,350 consumers.
