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India's horticulture production during 2016-17 estimated to be around 300 million tonnes

August 31, 2017

India's horticulture production during 2016-17 estimated to be around 300 million tonnes

The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Third Advance Estimates of Area and Production of Horticulture Crops for 2016-17.

NEW DELHI, 31 August 2017 : The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Third Advance Estimates of Area and Production of Horticulture Crops for 2016-17. These estimates are based on the information received from different State/UTs in the country.           

The following table summarizes the Third Advance Estimates of area and Production of horticulture crops for the year 2016-17 along with Second Advance Estimates for 2016-17 and Final Estimates for 2015-16:

                                                                                                                      (Area in ‘000 Ha, Production in ‘000MT)

Total Horticulture

2016-17 (Third Advance Estimate)

2016-17 (Second Advance Estimate)

2015-16 (Final)

% change of 2016-17 (Third Adv.  Est.) with respect to:

2016-17

2015-16

(Second Adv. Est.)

(Final Est.)

Area

25109

24925

24472

0.7

2.6

Production

299853(record)

295164

286188

1.6

4.8

Highlights of the “Third Advance Estimates” for 2016-17:

·         The record production of horticulture crops in the country during 2016-17 is estimated to be around 300 million tonnes which is 4.8% higher as compared to the previous year’s i.e. 2015-16 estimates.

·         The area under horticulture crops has increased from 24.5 million ha to 25.1 million ha in 2016-17, recording an increase of 2.6% over previous year.

·         Fruit production during the current year is estimated to be record 93.7 million tonnes which is about 3.9% higher than the previous year.

·         Production of vegetables is estimated to be record around 176 million tonnes which is 4.2% higher than the previous year.

Ø With 21.7 million tonnes estimated onion production in the country, there is an increase of 3.8% over the previous year. The major onion producing States are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat.

Ø Record potato production in the country has increased from 43.4 million tonnes to 48.2 million tonnes in the current year which is 11.1% higher than the previous year. Major Potato growing States are Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab.

Ø During the current year tomato production is estimated to be around 19.5 million tonnes which is 4.3% higher than the previous year. The major tomato growing States are Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha and Gujarat etc.

·             Production of flowers is estimated to be around 2.3 million tonnes which is 4.3% higher than the previous year.

·           Production of Aromatics & Medicinal Plants is estimated to be around 1.04 million tonnes which is 2% higher than the previous year.

·           During the current year the record production of Plantation crops (areca nut, cashewnut, cocoa and coconut) is estimated to be around 18.3 million tonnes which is 10.2% higher than the previous year.

·           Record production of spices is estimated to be around 8.2 million tonnes which is 17.4% higher than the previous year.

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