India is the 2nd largest producer of horticultural crops & fruits: Radha Mohan Singh
The Dollar Business Bureau Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Sunday that India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits after China, and added that this is the result of research and development projects in horticulture crops. “Research and development projects in horticulture crops have yielded encouraging results, as a result, the production of horticulture crops have been more than food grains irrespective of adverse climatic conditions,” Singh said, while speaking at the World Orange Day 2017 event in Nagpur. “After China, India is the second largest producer of horticultural crops and fruits,” he added. The Minister said that during 2015-16, over 9 crore metric tonne of fruits were produced on 63 lakhs hectare of land. As ...
Area under horticulture crops recording an increase of 1.9% over previous year
Sourced from Press Information Bureau The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Second 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 production of horticulture crops in the country during 2016-17 is estimated to be more than 295 million tonnes which 3.2 % higher as compared to the previous year’s 2015-16 estimates. The area under horticulture crops has increased from 245 lakh ha to 249 lakh ha in 2016-17 recording an increase of 1.9% over previous year. Fruits production during the current year is estimated to be 93 million tonnes which 2.9% higher than the previous year. Production of vegetables is estimated to be around 175 million tonnes which 3.5% higher than the ...
Himachal to import high quality rootstocks
PTI Himachal would import high quality temperate rootstocks and fruit plants under the Rs 1,169-crore state 'Horticulture Development Project' being funded by the World Bank.The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary Horticulture J C Sharma here today.The meeting decided that identified and high yielding root stocks would be raised in the fruit nurseries of the Horticulture Department to increase the fruit production to make the state competitive in global markets, Sharma said.With a view to boosting horticulture sector in the state, the special emphasis would be on extensive plantation and a sum of Rs 350 crore would be spent on irrigation facilities, the official informed.The sector would be developed in a ...
Focusing on horticulture to reduce tobacco cultivation: Govt
As many as 384 districts spread across 23 states and union territories have been covered by National Horticulture Mission (NHM) under MIDH Source: PTI "Horticulture is emerging as a prospective sector for replacing tobacco cultivation," says Minitser To wean away people from tobacco cultivation, the government is giving high priority for remunerative horticulture crops, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh told Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The government has been implementing the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with effect from 2014-15 that covers fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, coconut and cashew, among others. "Horticulture is emerging as a prospective sector for replacing tobacco cultivation. High priority is given for promoting remunerative horticulture crops for weaning away tobacco cultivation," Singh said. As many as 384 ...
Horticulture outpaces food grains in production
There has been an increase of 1.3% in horticulture production and reduction of 4.9% in food grain production in 2014-15 as compared to 2013-14 The Dollar Business Bureau Government has announced two schemes- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region, to promote organic farming Despite monsoon concerns, Indias horticulture production has outpaced food grain production over the last four-year period since 2012-13, said an official release on Friday. There has been an increase of 1.3% in horticulture production and reduction of 4.9% in food grain production in 2014-15 as compared to 2013-14, said the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundaria, on Friday. According to Horticulture statistical data, while horticulture production went on ...
