Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Production of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 250

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

250.  SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:-

- (a)     India's rank in production of fruits and vegetables at the international level;
- (b)      the average quantum of production of fruits and vegetables in the country during last three years;
- (c)     the States which produce the most fruits and vegetables in the country;
- (d)     the countries to which India exports the most fruit and vegetable produce including the details of the quantum of such exports; and
- (e)     the details of schemes currently being implemented to increase the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country, including Assam?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As reported by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, India is the second largest producer of Fruits, as well as Vegetables, in the world in the year 2019.
- (b): 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)   | Production of Fruits and Vegetables (in Million Tonne)   | Production of Fruits and Vegetables (in Million Tonne)   | Production of Fruits and Vegetables (in Million Tonne)   | Production of Fruits and Vegetables (in Million Tonne)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                     | 2018-19                                                  | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21 (3 rd Adv. Est.)                                 | Average                                                  |
| Fruits                                                   | 97.97                                                    | 102.08                                                   | 103.03                                                   | 101.02                                                   |
| Vegetables                                               | 183.17                                                   | 188.28                                                   | 197.23                                                   | 189.56                                                   |

(c): 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).

- (d): The countries to which most of the Fruits and Vegetables produce are exported and  the  quantum  of  such  export,as  reported  by  Directorate  General  of  Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), is at the Annexure I and II respectively.
- (e): 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.

## Annexure -I

Annexure- I referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Question No. 250 on Production of Fruits and Vegetables due for answer o n 30.11.2021

## Country-wise Export of Fresh Fruits from India

Quantity in '000 Tonne

|   S.No | Country                  |   2020-21 |   2021-22 Qty (upto September) |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | BANGLADESH               |    270.65 |                          55.17 |
|      2 | NEPAL                    |    142.78 |                         108.73 |
|      3 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |    134.92 |                          71.49 |
|      4 | NETHERLAND               |     70.56 |                          12.21 |
|      5 | IRAN                     |     66.33 |                          40.76 |
|      6 | OMAN                     |     40.27 |                          20.06 |
|      7 | SAUDI ARABIA             |     32.41 |                          10.31 |
|      8 | UNITED KINGDOM           |     26.5  |                           8.67 |
|      9 | RUSSIA                   |     25.44 |                           4.92 |
|     10 | IRAQ                     |     25.07 |                          11.22 |
|     11 | QATAR                    |     21.04 |                          11.72 |
|     12 | AFGHANISTAN              |     17.05 |                          18.42 |
|     13 | MALAYSIA                 |     11.57 |                           2.05 |
|     14 | GERMANY                  |      9.35 |                           1.82 |
|     15 | MALDIVES                 |      7.3  |                           5.07 |
|     16 | BAHARAIN                 |      7.16 |                           3.28 |
|     17 | KUWAIT                   |      7.05 |                           4.32 |
|     18 | SRI LANKA                |      4.48 |                           2.33 |
|     19 | CANADA                   |      4.29 |                           1.11 |
|     20 | HONG KONG                |      3.48 |                           1    |
|     21 | SINGAPORE                |      3.33 |                           1.96 |
|     22 | THAILAND                 |      3.29 |                           1.06 |
|     23 | VIETNAM                  |      3.16 |                           0.94 |
|     24 | UKRAINE                  |      2.63 |                           1.06 |
|     25 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |      2.6  |                           1.11 |
|     26 | TURKEY                   |      2.11 |                           0.39 |
|     27 | POLAND                   |      1.87 |                           0.57 |
|     28 | CHINA                    |      1.71 |                           0.67 |

Annexure- II referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Question No. 250 on Production of Fruits and Vegetables due for answer on 30.11.2021

## Country-wise Export of Fresh Vegetables from India

Quantity in '000 Tonne

|   S.No | Country                  |   2020-21 Qty |   2021-22 Qty (upto September) |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | BANGLADESH               |        648.36 |                         353.7  |
|      2 | NEPAL                    |        448.57 |                         286.13 |
|      3 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |        250.21 |                         137.95 |
|      4 | MALAYSIA                 |        216.32 |                         126.31 |
|      5 | SRI LANKA                |        157.03 |                         110.17 |
|      6 | SAUDI ARABIA             |         84.88 |                          28.04 |
|      7 | INDONESIA                |         82.57 |                          36.8  |
|      8 | OMAN                     |         75.73 |                          35.51 |
|      9 | QATAR                    |         73.14 |                          38.68 |
|     10 | KUWAIT                   |         56.85 |                          32.73 |
|     11 | SINGAPORE                |         30.46 |                          15.6  |
|     12 | VIETNAM                  |         29.52 |                          11.07 |
|     13 | MALDIVES                 |         23.63 |                          11.97 |
|     14 | BAHARAIN IS              |         22.65 |                          13.89 |
|     15 | UNITED KINGDOM           |         20.87 |                          11.36 |
|     16 | HONG KONG                |         12.12 |                          23.54 |
|     17 | RUSSIA                   |         11.66 |                           6.76 |
|     18 | MAURITIUS                |         11.24 |                          11.66 |
|     19 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |          9.06 |                           4.07 |
|     20 | THAILAND                 |          7.89 |                           3.78 |
|     21 | PHILIPPINES              |          7.1  |                           3.65 |
|     22 | BHUTAN                   |          7.09 |                           6.61 |
|     23 | REUNION                  |          6.28 |                           3.82 |
|     24 | CANADA                   |          5.87 |                           3.35 |
|     25 | IRAQ                     |          4.26 |                           0    |
|     26 | ITALY                    |          4.12 |                           0.25 |
|     27 | SOMALIA                  |          3.05 |                           0.06 |
|     28 | AUSTRALIA                |          2.93 |                           1.31 |
|     29 | BRUNEI                   |          2.78 |                           1.74 |
|     30 | GREECE                   |          2.43 |                           0.39 |
|     31 | SEYCHELLES               |          2.4  |                           1.43 |
|     32 | MAYOTTE                  |          2.09 |                           0.42 |
|     33 | GERMANY                  |          2.05 |                           0.76 |
|     34 | SPAIN                    |          1.42 |                           0.41 |
|     35 | SOUTH AFRICA             |          1.18 |                           0.23 |
|     36 | NETHERLAND               |          1.04 |                           0.4  |
|     37 | JAPAN                    |          1.03 |                           0.62 |

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