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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian government agency}}<br />
{{Infobox government agency<br />
| agency_name = The National Horticulture Board<br />
| nativename = राष्ट्रीय बागवानी बोर्ड<br />
| nativename_a = <br />
| nativename_r = <br />
| seal = Ministry of Agriculture India.svg<br />
| seal_width = 160px<br />
| seal_caption = Parent Agency - Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare<br />
| logo = National Horticulture Board 2923.png<br />
| logo_width = 150px<br />
| logo_caption = National Horticulture Board<br />
| formed = 30 April 1984<br />
| preceding1 = <br />
| preceding2 = <br />
| dissolved = <br />
| superseding = <br />
| jurisdiction = [[Union Government of India]]<br />
| headquarters = [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]]<br />
| employees = 23<ref>{{Cite web| title=List of our people | url=https://nhb.gov.in/NHB/ContactUsUploadedFile.aspx?enc=rbn2abWRSK+deb9ZPkQlhvpas5n41jvTfzjxUBGHdH8= | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206140248/http://nhb.gov.in:80/NHB/ContactUsUploadedFile.aspx?enc=rbn2abWRSK+deb9ZPkQlhvpas5n41jvTfzjxUBGHdH8= | archive-date=2015-02-06}}</ref><br />
| budget = {{INRConvert|643|m}}<ref>{{Cite web| title=Annual Report 2021-2022 | publisher=National Horticulture Board | url=https://www.nhb.gov.in/pdf/Final202122.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321010516/https://nhb.gov.in/pdf/Final202122.pdf | archive-date=2023-03-21}}</ref><br />
| chief1_name = S.P. Mukerji<br />
| chief1_position = Chairperson<br />
| chief2_name = <br />
| chief2_position = <br />
| parent_agency = <br />
| child1_agency = <br />
| child2_agency = <br />
| website = [http://www.nhb.gov.in/ www.nhb.gov.in]<br />
| footnotes = <br />
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The '''National Horticulture Board''' (NHB) of India is an organization under the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=SnapView |first=Mint |date=2023-09-06 |title=Ailing plantation sector needs a holistic approach, not piecemeal fixes |url=https://www.livemint.com/opinion/online-views/ailing-plantation-sector-needs-a-holistic-approach-not-piecemeal-fixes-11693994815992.html |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> It serves as to encourage [[horticulture]], aiding farmers, and increasing [[Agricultural productivity|crop productivity]] and profitability in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-09 |title=Anantapur, Kurnool, Kadapa selected for banana cluster development programme |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/anantapur-kurnool-kadapa-selected-for-banana-cluster-development-programme/article65306527.ece |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
It was established in 1984, as an autonomous society under the Societies Registration Act 1860.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Schemes of National Horticulture Board - Operational guidelines | url=https://www.mofpi.gov.in/sites/default/files/NHB-English-for-Web.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121133834/https://www.mofpi.gov.in/sites/default/files/NHB-English-for-Web.pdf | archive-date=2022-01-21}}</ref> to address the importance of horticulture in [[India's Agriculture Development Problem: Lack of Access to Credit|India's agriculture]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=30,000 flowering plants to be displayed at Farm Fest-2023 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/30000-flowering-plants-to-be-displayed-at-farm-fest-2023/article66364673.ece |access-date=2023-10-11 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Established to advance horticultural development, spanning production, post-harvest management, and marketing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Budget 2023: Horticulture industry hails Rs 2,200-cr fund for disease-free planting material |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/budget-2023-horticulture-industry-fund-disease-free-planting-material-8418237/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.nhb.gov.in Official website]<br />
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[[Category:1984 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1984]]<br />
[[Category:Agricultural organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Horticultural organisations based in India]]<br />
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