When did the Punjab Horticulture Department came into being?
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The term horticulture refers to vegetables, fruits, floriculture, root and tuber crops etc.
The Punjab Horticulture Department came into existence in the year 1979-80. Previously it was a part of the Department of Agriculture Punjab. However in the year 1979-80 it got separated from the department. Before its separation the total area under fruits was a mere 20,000 hectare.
Through implementation of various beneficial schemes, the horticulture department is able to bring more and more area under its wings. The department through its diversified policy in the field of agriculture is been able to encourage the farmers to bring more and more area of their land under horticultural crops.
The main objective of the horticulture unit is enhance the quality and productivity of horticultural crops through the usage of new techniques.
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