Horticulture: India
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2012-15: horticulture output beats grain
The Times of India Jan 01 2016
Vishwa Mohan
India's horticulture output has outpaced the production of foodgrains third year in a row in 2014-15 despite deficit monsoon, unseasonal rains and hailstorms. Besides, horticulture production also showed continuous increase unlike foodgrain output which reported a decline in 2014-15 as compared to 2013-14.
The figures are part of the horticultural statistics, released by the Union agriculture ministry on Thursday .
The report `Horticultural Statistics at a Glance 2015' shows that while Maharashtra tops the list of states in terms of leading fruit-producing states, West Bengal is at top in terms of vegetable production in 2013-14. Similarly, Tamil Nadu is the top flower producing state while Gujarat is the leading spices producing state.
Horticultural crops comprise of fruits, vegetables, plantation crops, flowers, spices and aromatics, while the foodgrains basket contains wheat, rice, coarse cereals, oil seeds and pulses.
Noting the consumption pattern, the publication said that the nutritional intake from fruits and vegetables is higher among urban population than that of rural population. Releasing the first is sue of such detailed compilation agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said, “The data would help policy planners, farmers and other stakeholders“.
The publication notes that India has witnessed volumi nous increase in horticulture production over the last few years. Data show that fruits and vegetables account for nearly 90% of the total horticulture production in India.
