Record
production of vegetables is estimated to be around 176 million tonnes
Flowers
is estimated to be around 2.3 million tonnes
Record
production of Plantation crops estimated to be around 18.3 million tonnes
Record
production of Spices is estimated to be around 8.2 million tonnes
Third
Advance Estimates of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops for the
year 2016-17
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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