Horticulture Scenario-2018-19
➢ Area Under Horticulture Crops, 2017-18 was – 25.43 Mha
➢ Production of Horticulture crops, 2017-18 was- 311.7 MT
➢ Productivity of Horticulture crops, 2017-18 was- 12.10 tonnes/ha
➢ India’s share in world production of Fruits is- 13%
➢ India’s share in world production of Vegetables- 10.7%
➢ Percentage of Gross Cultivated Area Utilized by Horticulture is- 16%
➢ Contribution of Horticulture to Gross Value Addition (GVA)/GDP of Agriculture is- 38%
➢ Contribution of horticulture to Agriculture GVA/GDP is- 38%
➢ **Total Fruit production in India – 97.35 Mt
➢ *Total Vegetable production in India- 184.3 Mt
➢ **Estimated Horticulture production for 2018-19 was- 314.6 MT
➢ India’s rank in terms of Production of Fruits and Vegetables- Second (First Brazil)
➢ Leading producer of Fruits in India- Andhra Pradesh (Ranks First)
➢ Leading producer of Vegetables in India- West Bengal (Ranks First)
➢ The fruit crop with highest production in India- Banana
➢ The fruit crop with highest area under cultivation- Mango
➢ The vegetable crop with highest area and production is- Potato
➢ The state with production of fruits and Vegetables is- Uttar Pradesh
➢ Largest producer of Kiwi fruit in India- Manipur
➢ Largest producer producer of Lychee and Mesta in India- Bihar
Item/2017-18
Total Fruits Production (mt)– 97.35 mt
Total Vegetable Production (mt)– 98.88
Item/2018-19(I Advanced estimate)
Total Fruits Production (mt)-184.3 mt
Total Vegetable Production (mt)- 187.5
Horticulture 2017-18
Area (Milliion hectares)- 25.43
Production (million 10one10)- 25.87
Productivity (10one10/ha)- 12.10
Horticulture 2018-19
Area (Milliion hectares)- 311.7
Production (million 10one10)- 314.67
Productivity (10one10/ha)- 12.3
Spices- 8.2
Top “3” cultivated Vegetables in Area & Production
First- Potato
Second- Onion
Third- Tomato
Top “3” cultivated Fruits in Area
First- Mango
Second- Banana
Third- Citrus
Top “3” Fruits in Production
First- Banana
Second- Mango
Third- Citrus
Top “3” states in Vegetable Production
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Top “3” states in Fruits Production
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
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