12 August 2015

Production of Fruits and Vegetables

Production of Fruits and Vegetables
The details of major fruits and vegetables producing countries in the world and India’s position may be seen at Annexure-I.
The details of demand and production of fruits and vegetables during the last three years may be seen at Annexure-II.
The details of quantum of fruits and vegetables exported to foreign countries during the last two years are given at Annexure-III.
To boost  the  production  and productivity of vegetables and  fruits  in the country Government  is  implementing Horticulture Mission for  North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)   including  Uttarakhand   and   National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM)   in   the remaining  states  under  Mission  for   Integrated  Development of   Horticulture (MIDH). These  schemes  provide  support  for production of  planting material, high  yield variety vegetable   seed    production,  vegetable  cultivation,  rejuvenation  of   senile  orchards, protected  cultivation,  creation  of water  resources, creation of infrastructure  to prevent post   harvest   losses  of   horticultural  crops   and  for  adoption  of  Integrated  Nutrient Management (INM)/Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Annexure-I


Major Fruit Producing Countries in the World

Country
2013
Production (Million Tonnes)
China
154.364
India
82.632
Brazil
37.774
USA
26.986
Spain
17.699
Mexico
17.553
Italy
16.371
Indonesia
16.003
Philippines
15.887
Turkey
15.341
Others
276.06
World total
676.67


Major Vegetables producing Countries in the World
Countries
2013

Production    (In Million tonnes)
China
583.32
India
121.02
USA
34.28
Mexico
13.24
Italy
13.05
Spain
12.7
Turkey
28.28
Iran
23.65
Russian Federation
15.49
Egypt
19.59
Others
271.07
World
1135.69

Source: FAOSTAT Website (http://faostat3.fao.org/home/E) as on 1st July 2015


Annexure-II

Demand and Production of Fruits and Vegetables during the Last Three Years


Year
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Total Demand (F & V) (‘000 tons)
222750.5
229707.1
235528.2
239794.9
Production (F &V) ('000 tons)
232749.0
243471.0
251874.0
257119.6 *
* Provisional
Source: 
Production:- Department of Agriculture & Cooperation.
 Demand: - NSSO Report No 541  66th Round  Survey  (July 2009 - June 2010)

Annexure-III


Export of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables






Qty. In Tonnes
Year 
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
Fresh Vegetables
2343881
2291751
2019342
Fresh Fruits
534619
525224
484373
Total
2878500
2816975
2503715
            Source: APEDA website

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