On the basis of information received from different State/UTs in the country, Union Agriculture Ministry released the final estimates for Horticulture crops in 2016-17 and first advance estimates for 2017-18.
Highlights
• Record production of Horticulture Crops at 300.6 Million Tonnes which is 5% higher than the year 2015-16
• Productivity for horticulture sector increases by about 3.45% in 2016-17 (Final Estimates) as compared to 2015-16
• Fruits productivity increases from 14.3 Tonnes/Ha in 2015-16 to 14.6 Tonnes/Ha in 2016-17(Final)
• Vegetables productivity increases from 16.7 Tonnes/Ha in 2015-16 to 17.4 tonnes/ha.
• Production of fruits is estimated to be 93 million tonnes which is 3% higher than previous year.
• Record production of 178 million tonnes of vegetables which is about 5% higher than the previous year
All-India Final Estimates: 2016-17 and 2017-18 (1st Advance Estimates):
Total Horticulture | 2015-16 | 2016-17 (Final) | 2017-18 (First Adv. Est.) | % change of 2016-17(Final) w.r.t. 2015-16 | % change of 2017-18(First Advance Est) w.r.t. 2016-17 (Final) |
Area (Million Ha) | 24.5 | 24.85 | 24.92 | 1.55 | 0.26 |
Production | 286.2 | 300.6 | 305.4 | 5.05 | 1.59 |
Productivity | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 3.45 | 1.32 |
Highlights for 2016-17 (Final Estimates):
• There has been a record production of Horticulture Crops with production during the year 2016-17 reaching 300.6 Million Tonnes which is 5% higher than in the previous year
• Productivity for horticulture sector as a whole, has increased by about 3.45% in 2016-17 as compared to 2015-16
• In fruits, productivity has increased from 14.3 Tonnes/Ha in 2015-16 to 14.6 Tonnes/Ha. In vegetables it has increased from 16.7 Tonnes/Ha in 2015-16 to 17.4 tonnes/ha
• Production of fruits is estimated to be 93 million tonnes which is 3% higher than previous year
• There has been a record production of 178 million tonnes of vegetables which is about 5% higher than the previous year
• With an increase of 7%, the production of Onion during the year 2016-17 is estimated at 224 lakh Tonnes as against 209 lakh Tonnes in 2015-16
• Production of Potato in the year 2016-17 is estimated at 486 lakh Tonnes as against 434 lakh Tonnes in 2015-16 which is 12% higher
• With an increase of 10.5%, the production of Tomato in year 2016-17 is estimated at 207 lakh Tonnes as against 187 lakh Tonnes in 2015-16.
Highlights of 2017-18 (First Advance Estimates):
• The Total Horticulture production of the country is estimated to be an impressive level of 305.4 Million Tonnes during 2017-18 which is 1.6% higher than the previous year and 8% higher than the past 5 years’ average production
• Productivity for horticulture sector as a whole, has marginally increased by about 1.3% in 2017-18 as compared to 2016-17.
• Production of fruits is estimated to be about 95 million tonnes which is 2% higher than previous year
• Production of vegetables is estimated to be about 181 million tonnes which is about 1% higher than the previous year
• Onion production in the in the current year is likely to be around 214 lakh Tonnes as against 224 lakh Tonnes in 2016-17 (Final Est.), which is about 4.5% lower than the previous year
• Potato production is estimated at 493 lakh Tonnes as against 486 lakh Tonnes in 2016-17(Final) which is about 1% higher than the previous year
• Tomato production in the current year is likely to be around 223 lakh Tonnes as against 207 lakh Tonnes in 2016-17 which is about 7.7% higher than the previous year.
