About MAGNET Project
Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET), a project of Government of Maharashtra assisted by Asian Development Bank (ADB), intends to increase income of small and marginal farmers in the State. The project focuses on selective focus horticultural crops namely Banana, Pomegranate, Orange, Sweet Orange, Custard Apple, Guava, Sapota, Strawberry, Okra, Chilly (Green & Red), Flowers, Mango, Lemon, Cashew Nut and Snake Gourd.
OBJECTIVES OF MAGNET PROJECT
- To increase incomes of small and marginal holding farmers in Maharashtra.
- To reduce post-harvest losses and extension of the horticulture crops shelf-life
- Demand-linked value addition and efficiency of food distribution
- To increase participation of Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) in horticultural value chains.