Lok Sabha Question No. 4919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Support to Horticulture Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4919

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## SUPPORT TO HORTICULTURE FARMERS

## 4919.  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं  िकसान  कʞाण  मंũी be pleased to state:

(a)   the details of the area and amount of horticulture crop production for the past 5 years in the country, crop-wise, year-wise for the past 5 years, State-wise and particularly district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;

(b)  whether the Government has undertaken any study to assess the challenges and issues being faced by horticulture farmers in the country;

- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details regarding the schemes and incentives offered by the Government to support horticulture farmers and major horticulture producing States in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)

(a): The Area and production of horticultural crops for the last 5 years in the country are given in Annexure-1 and Annexure-2 .

(b)  &  (c):  The  Government  is  implementing  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme w.e.f. 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector, in all States and UTs. As part of the evaluation of the scheme outcomes, Government  has  conducted  a  number  of  impact  assessment/evaluation  studies  through independent agencies including Niti Aayog. Further, periodic monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the scheme in different States/and UTs are continuous exercise taken up by D/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Based on the feedback received from the assessment and  evaluation  exercises,  the  Scheme  has  been  restructured  by  making  changes  and incorporating new components and programmes to address the challenges faced at the field. Some of such initiatives includes

-  Setting up of Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in Horticulture to serve as demonstration and training centres for latest technologies in the field of horticulture.
-  Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (HCDP) to leverage the geographical specialization of horticulture clusters and promote integrated and market led development of pre-production, production, post-harvest, logistics, branding and marketing activities  to increase  the  competitiveness  of  Indian  horticulture  sector in domestic and export markets
-  Clean Plant Programme (CPP), a Central Sector Scheme to address critical issues in horticulture by providing access to high quality, disease-free planting material for global competitiveness of the Indian horticulture sector.
-  Setting  up  of Post-Entry  Quarantine  (PEQ)  facility to  improve  prosperity  of horticulture  growers  by  increasing  the  productivity  of  orchards  through  supply  of genuine and quality planting material.

(d):    Government is supporting horticulture farmers in all the States/UTs through different scheme interventions as detailed under:

- i. Under the Mission of Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH financial and technical assistance is provided to States/UTs for following major interventions/activities:
2.  Setting up of nurseries, tissue culture units for production of quality seed and planting material.
3.  Area  expansion  i.e.  Establishment  of  new  orchards  and  gardens  for  fruits, vegetables,  and  flowers.    Rejuvenation  of  unproductive,  old,  and  senile orchards.
4.  Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, greenhouse,  etc., to improve  the productivity and grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
5.  Organic farming and certification.
6.  Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
7.  Bee keeping for pollination.
8.  Horticulture Mechanization.
9.  Creation of Post-Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure including establishment of pack house, Integrated pack house, pre-cooling, staging cold room,  cold  storages,  controlled  atmosphere  (CA)  storage,  reefer  transport, primary/mobile processing units, setting up of ripening chambers  and Integrated cold chain supply system etc.
- ii. Market Intervention Scheme: Government is implementing the Market Intervention  Scheme  (MIS),  as  part  of  the  integrated  scheme  PM-AASHA,  for protecting farmers from the distress sale of perishable agricultural and horticultural commodities, which are not covered under the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Scheme has  the  following  three  provisions  for  supporting  Horticulture  Farmers whenever the prices are non-remunerative:
11.  Procurement  under  MIS: On  the  receipt  of  request  from  the  concerned State/UT Administration, Government gives sanction for the procurement of a predetermined  quantity  at  the  fixed  Market  Intervention  Price  (MIP)  by  the agencies designated by the State Government for a fixed period or till the prices

are stabilized above the MIP whichever is earlier. Under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), Central Share of losses, if any (at 50:50 basis for general States and 75: 25 basis for NE States), incurred in implementing MIS is released to the State procuring agencies as per the specific proposals received from the State Governments.

-  MIS-PDPS: This  component  of  the  Scheme  provides  for  making  Price Deficiency  Payment  for  horticulture  crops  whenever  the  market  prices  falls below  the  Market  Intervention  Price,  where  the  State  Government  does  not have to do any physical procurement.
-  Transportation and storage subsidy for Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops :  This  component  makes  provision  for  providing  transportation  and storage subsidy to Central Nodal Agencies and State designated agencies for procurement  of  TOP  crops  from  farmers  where  prices  are  below  MIP  and transport it to other locations where prevailing prices are high.

## Statement Annexed to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4919 due for answer on 1 st  April, 2025 regarding 'Support to Horticulture Farmers'

## Annexure-1

(Area in '000 Ha, Production in '000 MT)

| Crops                        | 2019-20   | 2019-20    | 2020-21   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2021-22    | 2022-23   | 2022-23    | 2023-24   | 2023-24    |
|------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| Crops                        | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production |
| Fruits                       |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| Almond                       | 9         | 11         | 10        | 11         | 10        | 12         | 10        | 12         | 10        | 12         |
| Aonla/Gooseberry             | 97        | 1164       | 100       | 1197       | 105       | 1278       | 106       | 1318       | 107       | 1378       |
| Apple                        | 310       | 2814       | 313       | 2276       | 315       | 2589       | 304       | 2876       | 304       | 2626       |
| Banana                       | 897       | 32597      | 924       | 33062      | 963       | 34528      | 994       | 36614      | 948       | 37614      |
| Ber                          | 54        | 606        | 53        | 580        | 52        | 547        | 52        | 531        | 52        | 526        |
| Citrus                       |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| (i) Lime/Lemon               | 322       | 3687       | 327       | 3548       | 313       | 3776       | 312       | 3787       | 319       | 3836       |
| (ii) Mandarin                | 454       | 6136       | 477       | 6219       | 454       | 6303       | 460       | 6178       | 474       | 6076       |
| (iii) Sweet Orange (Mosambi) | 217       | 4040       | 217       | 3988       | 228       | 3895       | 231       | 3927       | 240       | 3852       |
| (iv) Other Citrus            | 81        | 704        | 77        | 489        | 103       | 782        | 97        | 713        | 93        | 789        |
| Citrus Total (i to iv)       | 1075      | 14568      | 1097      | 14245      | 1098      | 14757      | 1100      | 14605      | 1126      | 14553      |
| Custardapple                 | 50        | 395        | 47        | 407        | 48        | 418        | 52        | 460        | 62        | 829        |
| Dragon Fruit (Kamalam)       |           |            |           |            |           |            | 5         | 21         | 15        | 54         |
| Grapes                       | 150       | 3181       | 155       | 3358       | 163       | 3401       | 169       | 3740       | 180       | 3904       |
| Guava                        | 292       | 4361       | 308       | 4582       | 354       | 5527       | 352       | 5364       | 361       | 5368       |
| Jackfruit                    | 187       | 1739       | 188       | 1893       | 195       | 3301       | 190       | 3260       | 193       | 3392       |
| Kiwi                         | 5         | 14         | 5         | 16         | 5         | 16         | 5         | 18         | 4         | 17         |
| Litchi                       | 97        | 726        | 98        | 720        | 99        | 737        | 96        | 746        | 99        | 577        |
| Mango                        | 2294      | 20317      | 2317      | 20386      | 2350      | 20772      | 2346      | 20872      | 2396      | 22398      |
| Muskmelon                    | 61        | 1368       | 75        | 1478       | 68        | 1498       | 67        | 1498       | 67        | 1541       |
| Papaya                       | 142       | 5780       | 146       | 5540       | 150       | 5341       | 148       | 5240       | 149       | 5292       |
| Passion Fruit                | 12        | 56         | 11        | 70         | 11        | 56         | 11        | 57         | 11        | 48         |
| Peach                        | 19        | 119        | 18        | 111        | 19        | 121        | 16        | 102        | 17        | 109        |
| Pear                         | 43        | 290        | 42        | 276        | 44        | 309        | 35        | 271        | 35        | 274        |
| Pineapple                    | 106       | 1732       | 106       | 1799       | 108       | 1851       | 108       | 1828       | 106       | 1733       |
| Plum                         | 23        | 88         | 24        | 84         | 24        | 86         | 18        | 65         | 18        | 68         |
| Pomegranate                  | 283       | 3186       | 288       | 3271       | 270       | 3086       | 258       | 3098       | 224       | 2842       |
| Sapota                       | 84        | 906        | 79        | 822        | 78        | 941        | 73        | 875        | 72        | 887        |
| Strawberry                   | 1         | 9          | 3         | 20         | 3         | 11         | 2         | 19         | 3         | 21         |
| Walnut                       | 108       | 286        | 109       | 281        | 104       | 289        | 97        | 316        | 97        | 318        |
| Watermelon                   | 116       | 3157       | 119       | 3254       | 120       | 3308       | 126       | 3626       | 128       | 3721       |
| Other Fruits                 | 258       | 2610       | 294       | 2741       | 306       | 2726       | 281       | 2776       | 346       | 2874       |

Contd…

## Statement Annexed to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4919 due for answer on 1 st  April, 2025 regarding 'Support to Horticulture Farmers'

## Annexure-1

(Area in '000 Ha, Production in '000 MT)

| Crops                   | 2019-20   | 2019-20    | 2020-21   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2021-22    | 2022-23   | 2022-23    | 2023-24   | 2023-24    |
|-------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| Crops                   | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production |
| Total Fruits            | 6774      | 102080     | 6930      | 102481     | 7064      | 107507     | 7025      | 110207     | 7131      | 112978     |
| Vegetables              |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| Beans                   | 239       | 2269       | 261       | 2595       | 300       | 2726       | 309       | 2831       | 311       | 2898       |
| Bittergourd             | 107       | 1268       | 109       | 1330       | 110       | 1376       | 115       | 1429       | 136       | 1769       |
| Bottlegourd             | 189       | 3106       | 193       | 3171       | 195       | 3210       | 201       | 3364       | 226       | 3845       |
| Brinjal                 | 744       | 12682      | 749       | 12874      | 675       | 12765      | 681       | 12972      | 683       | 12998      |
| Cabbage                 | 401       | 9272       | 412       | 9560       | 423       | 9825       | 433       | 10049      | 442       | 10432      |
| Capsicum                | 34        | 534        | 37        | 563        | 37        | 586        | 40        | 643        | 41        | 647        |
| Carrot                  | 105       | 1828       | 108       | 1885       | 134       | 2284       | 123       | 2399       | 125       | 2776       |
| Cauliflower             | 467       | 8941       | 473       | 9225       | 481       | 9566       | 491       | 9548       | 507       | 9794       |
| Cucumber                | 112       | 1656       | 117       | 1652       | 119       | 1694       | 127       | 1712       | 139       | 2050       |
| Chillies (Green)        | 387       | 4119       | 411       | 4363       | 427       | 4700       | 413       | 4496       | 439       | 4671       |
| Elephant Foot Yam       | 31        | 724        | 38        | 874        | 42        | 1040       | 39        | 987        | 39        | 977        |
| Mushroom                |           | 211        |           | 243        |           | 280        |           | 315        |           | 347        |
| Okra/Ladyfinger         | 521       | 6355       | 531       | 6466       | 550       | 6873       | 549       | 7158       | 557       | 7305       |
| Onion                   | 1431      | 26091      | 1624      | 26641      | 1941      | 31687      | 1740      | 30208      | 1541      | 24267      |
| Parwal/Pointedgourd     | 59        | 754        | 62        | 725        | 81        | 763        | 63        | 752        | 77        | 1013       |
| Peas                    | 568       | 5848       | 567       | 5846       | 590       | 6182       | 609       | 6592       | 611       | 6671       |
| Potato                  | 2051      | 48562      | 2203      | 56173      | 2226      | 56176      | 2332      | 60142      | 2322      | 57053      |
| Radish                  | 207       | 3184       | 207       | 3263       | 205       | 3214       | 201       | 3100       | 204       | 3236       |
| Pumpkin/Sitaphal/Kaddu  | 104       | 2183       | 106       | 2205       | 111       | 2364       | 113       | 2427       | 121       | 2704       |
| Sweet Potato            | 108       | 1141       | 106       | 1121       | 107       | 1184       | 110       | 1289       | 112       | 1306       |
| Tapioca                 | 173       | 6060       | 183       | 6941       | 172       | 6213       | 166       | 5938       | 177       | 6283       |
| Tomato                  | 818       | 20550      | 845       | 21181      | 843       | 20694      | 849       | 20425      | 854       | 21323      |
| Other Vegetables        | 1453      | 20945      | 1517      | 21550      | 1607      | 23740      | 1606      | 23775      | 1567      | 22841      |
| Total Vegetables        | 10310     | 188284     | 10859     | 200445     | 11374     | 209143     | 11309     | 212548     | 11232     | 207208     |
| Aromatics and Medicinal | 641       | 734        | 653       | 825        | 668       | 664        | 754       | 608        | 926       | 726        |
| Flowers                 |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| Flowers Cut             |           | 676        |           | 828        |           | 615        |           | 854        |           | 877        |
| Flowers Loose           | 323       | 2323       | 322       | 2152       | 282       | 2199       | 285       | 2242       | 317       | 2659       |
| Total Flowers           | 323       | 3000       | 322       | 2980       | 282       | 2813       | 285       | 3097       | 317       | 3535       |

Contd…

## Statement Annexed to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4919 due for answer on 1 st  April, 2025 regarding 'Support to Horticulture Farmers'

## Annexure-1

(Area in '000 Ha, Production in '000 MT)

| Crops                | 2019-20   | 2019-20    | 2020-21   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2021-22    | 2022-23   | 2022-23    | 2023-24   | 2023-24    |
|----------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|
| Crops                | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production | Area      | Production |
| Honey                |           | 120        |           | 125        |           | 133        |           | 142        |           | 146        |
| Plantation Crops     |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| Arecanut             | 747       | 1382       | 794       | 1563       | 849       | 1666       | 938       | 1369       | 949       | 1411       |
| Cashewnut            | 1125      | 703        | 1159      | 738        | 1184      | 752        | 1195      | 782        | 1199      | 795        |
| Cocoa                | 98        | 26         | 103       | 27         | 106       | 28         | 109       | 30         | 111       | 30         |
| Coconut              | 2173      | 14006      | 2199      | 14301      | 2154      | 13317      | 2277      | 14163      | 2165      | 14708      |
| Total Plantation     | 4143      | 16116      | 4255      | 16629      | 4293      | 15764      | 4551      | 17049      | 4456      | 17666      |
| Spices               |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |            |
| Ajwain               | 41        | 29         | 42        | 36         | 38        | 40         | 43        | 39         | 40        | 38         |
| Cardamom             | 85        | 21         | 85        | 34         | 86        | 37         | 87        | 36         | 83        | 35         |
| Red Chillies (Dried) | 626       | 1835       | 702       | 2049       | 882       | 1836       | 852       | 2782       | 966       | 2910       |
| Cinnamon/Tejpata     | 3         | 8          | 2         | 5          | 2         | 4          | 2         | 5          | 2         | 5          |
| Celery,Dill & Poppy  | 33        | 35         | 25        | 31         | 23        | 29         | 32        | 43         | 31        | 51         |
| Clove                | 2         | 1          | 2         | 1          | 2         | 1          | 2         | 1          | 2         | 1          |
| Coriander            | 529       | 701        | 656       | 891        | 553       | 735        | 711       | 974        | 604       | 837        |
| Cumin                | 1276      | 912        | 1087      | 795        | 869       | 556        | 938       | 577        | 1302      | 895        |
| Fenugreek            | 126       | 182        | 156       | 241        | 169       | 252        | 145       | 230        | 158       | 250        |
| Fennel               | 83        | 140        | 83        | 137        | 65        | 115        | 88        | 152        | 216       | 376        |
| Garlic               | 352       | 2925       | 392       | 3190       | 431       | 3523       | 387       | 3239       | 389       | 3316       |
| Ginger               | 178       | 1868       | 205       | 2225       | 210       | 2503       | 191       | 2201       | 194       | 2333       |
| Nutmeg               | 24        | 16         | 24        | 16         | 23        | 18         | 24        | 18         | 26        | 19         |
| Black Pepper         | 259       | 104        | 309       | 141        | 284       | 95         | 299       | 117        | 313       | 126        |
| Tamarind             | 44        | 165        | 42        | 156        | 40        | 152        | 39        | 151        | 36        | 132        |
| Turmeric             | 296       | 1153       | 293       | 1124       | 333       | 1222       | 321       | 1170       | 293       | 1063       |
| Mint (Mentha)        | 328       | 44         | 347       | 46         | 346       | 35         | 347       | 35         | 362       | 39         |
| Total Spices         | 4291      | 10137      | 4457      | 11117      | 4360      | 11155      | 4515      | 11830      | 5024      | 12484      |
| Total                | 26482     | 320471     | 27476     | 334603     | 28042     | 347179     | 28438     | 355482     | 29086     | 354744     |

Source: Horticulture Statistics Unit, DA&FW

## Statement Annexed to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4919 due for answer on 1 st  April, 2025 regarding 'Support to Horticulture Farmers'

## Annexure-2

Area (A): in '000 Ha, Production (P): in '000 MT

| Sl. No.         | States/UTs        | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.         | States/UTs        | A         | P         | A         | P         | A         | P         | A         | P         | A         | P         |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh    | 1555      | 28327     | 1553      | 26766     | 1633      | 25999     | 1681      | 28356     | 1676      | 27212     |
| 2               | Arunachal Pradesh | 67        | 173       | 68        | 177       | 47        | 182       | 45        | 178       | 43        | 198       |
| 3               | Assam             | 668       | 6433      | 650       | 6467      | 669       | 6827      | 671       | 6887      | 663       | 6938      |
| 4               | Bihar             | 1176      | 20685     | 1305      | 22595     | 1295      | 22958     | 1319      | 23204     | 1314      | 21844     |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh      | 814       | 9838      | 778       | 9652      | 784       | 9797      | 783       | 9425      | 774       | 9441      |
| 6               | Gujarat           | 1841      | 23526     | 1954      | 24207     | 1904      | 26243     | 1922      | 25454     | 2184      | 25466     |
| 7               | Haryana           | 471       | 7731      | 415       | 7180      | 409       | 6748      | 419       | 6449      | 411       | 6592      |
| 8               | Himachal Pradesh  | 333       | 2739      | 339       | 2548      | 340       | 2682      | 343       | 2737      | 341       | 2502      |
| 9               | Jammu & Kashmir   | 400       | 3891      | 404       | 3582      | 430       | 4319      | 436       | 4742      | 437       | 4645      |
| 10              | Jharkhand         | 425       | 4765      | 433       | 5095      | 428       | 5385      | 445       | 5657      | 448       | 5792      |
| 11              | Karnataka         | 2385      | 19069     | 2683      | 22048     | 2732      | 22053     | 2772      | 21066     | 2635      | 19979     |
| 12              | Kerala            | 1598      | 10024     | 1605      | 10159     | 1535      | 10233     | 1543      | 10264     | 1563      | 10231     |
| 13              | Madhya Pradesh    | 2136      | 31359     | 2305      | 33704     | 2413      | 35314     | 2457      | 36554     | 2602      | 38574     |
| 14              | Maharashtra       | 1944      | 26908     | 2110      | 26798     | 2391      | 30774     | 2239      | 29946     | 2144      | 28873     |
| 15              | Manipur           | 91        | 948       | 83        | 877       | 92        | 912       | 91        | 910       | 83        | 890       |
| 16              | Meghalaya         | 142       | 1021      | 141       | 1007      | 142       | 1006      | 164       | 1078      | 166       | 1107      |
| 17              | Mizoram           | 146       | 647       | 157       | 706       | 157       | 706       | 157       | 706       | 160       | 708       |
| 18              | Nagaland          | 89        | 847       | 90        | 829       | 91        | 822       | 93        | 886       | 94        | 896       |
| 19              | Odisha            | 1376      | 11520     | 1462      | 12958     | 1461      | 12949     | 1514      | 13523     | 1603      | 14590     |
| 20              | Punjab            | 422       | 7831      | 429       | 8216      | 457       | 8664      | 477       | 9092      | 513       | 9573      |
| 21              | Rajasthan         | 1672      | 4271      | 1638      | 4546      | 1522      | 4524      | 1723      | 4489      | 1995      | 4980      |
| 22              | Sikkim            | 101       | 410       | 80        | 279       | 85        | 300       | 83        | 292       | 87        | 307       |
| 23              | Tamil Nadu        | 1399      | 17503     | 1478      | 18879     | 1539      | 20850     | 1563      | 21558     | 1581      | 22200     |
| 24              | Telangana         | 445       | 5735      | 402       | 5494      | 453       | 5091      | 379       | 4528      | 395       | 3937      |
| 25              | Tripura           | 124       | 1444      | 127       | 1486      | 136       | 1841      | 146       | 1985      | 146       | 1995      |
| 26              | Uttar Pradesh     | 2290      | 37655     | 2374      | 40814     | 2444      | 44095     | 2530      | 47089     | 2596      | 48417     |
| 27              | Uttarakhand       | 296       | 1803      | 297       | 1790      | 296       | 1789      | 175       | 1158      | 166       | 935       |
| 28              | West Bengal       | 1894      | 32508     | 1943      | 34862     | 1976      | 33207     | 2086      | 36315     | 2078      | 34847     |
| 29              | Others            | 180       | 859       | 176       | 884       | 180       | 911       | 181       | 954       | 186       | 1074      |
| All India Total | All India Total   | 26482     | 320471    | 27476     | 334603    | 28042     | 347179    | 28438     | 355482    | 29086     | 354744    |

Source: Horticulture Statistics Unit, DA&FW

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