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As per a news article here , Sharad Pawar minister of agriculture and food processing industries, on Friday, complimented farmers and all those associated with the development of horticulture in the country for achieving an all-time record production of over 240 million tonnes of horticulture produce. He also informed that “India earned   Rs.14, 000 crores foreign exchange from horticulture produce export” while addressing the National Conference on Horticulture Production and Productivity. Pawar further announced the formal launch of 2012 as the "Year of Horticulture " to bring horticulture development in the country to centre stage. " While we have achieved considerable success on the production front, the supply chain issues still need to be addressed. The Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters is an important step in this direction. This was launched during the current year with an outlay of Rs. 300 crores under the aegis of RKVY. To start with, the Scheme is bei...