Fruit Crops Breeding & Multiplication Centre

FRUIT CROPS ADVISORY SERVICES TO FARMERS

RIDF- (XXIII) PROJECT

Fruit Crops Breeding and Multiplication Centre (FBMC),
RIDF-XXIII project; Sanction: No. 3401-RIDF/AG/P/3B-11/18, 23/03/2018
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
Dharampur hostel, P.O. Majhipara, P.S. Bizpur
Dist-North 24 Pargans, West Bengal, Pin- 743145

DELIVERABLES

WORK PLAN

1

To develop variety of

fruit crops (long-term

research, 15 yrs.)

  • Mutation breeding (5 years)

  • Hybridization (5 years)

  • Macro-propagation of banana
    (entrepreneurship)

2

Planting material

production

  • Macro-propagation of banana
    (entrepreneurship)

3

Technology transfer

  • Website based advisory service: addressing the issues of fruit crops growers

4

Academic activity
(Research, Education
& Extension)

  • Supporting research works of PG students on fruit crops breeding.

Budget (Rs. in lakh)

Released

Utilized

Rs. 403.33

394.20

394.20

Project Period

Civil Construction

Research & Deliverables

5 + 13 =18 years

5 years: 2018-19 to 2022-23

13 years: 2022-23 to 2035-36

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Associated Ah-hoc Project

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• “Scaling up Banana Processing for Agro-Industry and Entrepreneurship in West
Bengal”,
• Duration: 3 years (2019-20 to 2021-22).

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• “Boosting Bio-Plate Industry in West Bengal for Clean Environment and
Entrepreneurship”
• Duration: 1 year (2019-20)

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• “Circular urban cultivation with re-usable textile growing substrate (CirCulTex)”
• Duration: 3 year (2020-21 to 2022-23)

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• “Fabrication, demonstration and espousal of solar prototype fruit ripening
chamber for carbide free, quality fruits and consumers’ health safety”
• Duration: 2 years (2022-23 to 2023-24)

Incubation of Entrepreneurs for Agri-Business:

• Seven Entrepreneurship have been selected and incubation started on 31/07/2021.
Ventures:
1. Area leaf plate,
2. Banana chips,
3. Spices processing,
4. Mushroom spawn,
5. Macropropagation,
6. Vermicompost,
7. Organic matter decomposer & biopesticide