Horticorp collects products either directly from the farmers or from the traders. The table below shows the quantity of produce handled by Horticorp for the last five years.
Quantity of produce handled by Horticorp for the last five years |
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Year | Procurement from farmers | Procurement from traders | Total Procurement | |||
Qty (in MT) | Amt.(in crores) | Qty (in MT) | Amt.(in crores) | Qty (in MT) | Amt.(in crores) | |
2012-13 | 5721 | 10 | 7428 | 15 | 13,149 | 25 |
2013-14 | 13,862 | 28 | 14,224 | 31 | 28,086 | 59 |
2014-15 | 14,291 | 39 | 13,915 | 28 | 28,206 | 67 |
2015-16 | 12,478 | 19 | 13,167 | 24 | 25,645 | 43 |
2016-17 | 7003.92 | 18.38 | 14,333 | 32 | 21,336.92 | 50.38 |
Horticorp offers a number of activities for the promotion and maintenance of beekeeping in Kerala. Below given are the statistics of activities and the beneficiaries of various programmes offered by the Horticorp.
Achievements in Bee Keeping |
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2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18
(planned) |
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No. of trainings conducted | 50 | 80 | 40 | 120 |
No. of farmers trained | 2500 | 4000 | 2000 | 4800 |
No. of promotional programmes | – | – | 40 | 60 |
No. of bee colonies/ hives distributed | 16,000 | 28,000 | 14,080 | 17,000 |
No. of bee keeping equipments | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 760 |
Quantity of Honey procured (in Tone) | – | 17 | – | 5 |
Marketed (in Tone) | – | 6 | 7 | 4 |