India's horticulture production is estimated to rise 2.1 percent to 341.63 million ♓tonnes in 2021-22 mainly on higher output of fruits, vegetables, and honey, according to government data. Horticulture production stood at 334.60 million tonnes in 2020-21.
The agricultu▨re ministry on Thursday released its second advance estimates (2021-22) for the area and production of horticultural crops. "Total horticulture production in 2021-22 is estimated to be 341.63 million tonnes, an increase of about 7.03 million tonnes (an increase of 2.1 percent) over 2020-21," the ministry 🌌said in a statement.
In the first estimates, the production was pegged at 333.25 ⭕million tonnes. The area under horticulture crops has increased marginally to 27.74 million hectares from 27.48 million hectares. "Increase in production of fruits, vegetables, and honey while a decrease in the production of spices, 💫flowers, aromatics, and medicinal plants and plantation crops over the previous year, is envisaged," the statement said.
As per the data, fruit production is estimated to rise to 🍷107.10 million tonnes from 102.48 million tonnes in 2020-21. The production of vegetables is estimated to𓆏 increase to 204.61 million tonnes compared to 200.45 million tonnes in 2020-21.
Among vegetables, onion production is estimated to rise to 31.70 million tonnes from 26.64 million tonnes in 2020-21. However, potato production is expected to decline to 53.58 million tonnes from 56.17 million tonnes in 2020-21. Tomato output is projected to fall t꧟o 20.34 million tonnes as compared to 21.18 million tonnes in 2020-21.
