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New Delhi : As reported by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, India was the second largest producer of Fruits, as well as Vegetables, in the world in the year 2019.
The quantum of production of Fruits and Vegetables in the Country during 2018-19, 2019-20 & 2020-21 (Third Advance Estimates), and the average quantum of production of these three years, is as under: –
| Production of Fruits and Vegetables | ||||
| (in Million Tonne) | ||||
| Year | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21
(3rd Adv. Est.) |
Average |
| Fruits | 97.97 | 102.08 | 103.03 | 101.02 |
| Vegetables | 183.17 | 188.28 | 197.23 | 189.56 |
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are the major Fruits producing States, whereas Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Odisha are the major Vegetables producing States of the country (in order of production, as per the Third Advance Estimates of 2020-21).
The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is being implemented w.e.f. 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root, and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, and cocoa. All States (including Assam) and UTs are covered under MIDH.
The Mission envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including fruits and vegetables through various interventions. Under MIDH, assistance is provided for activities such as production of planting material, vegetable seed production, coverage of area with improved cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including insitu generation of organic inputs, are taken up for development of fruits and vegetables. Capacity buildings of farmers and technicians are also provided for adopting improved technologies. The Scheme also envisages creation of Post Harvest Management (PHM) and marketing for better price realization of produce.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha on November 30, 2021, according to a PIB release.