-According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer welfare, there has been a record production of Horticulture Crops with production during the year 2016-17(F) 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(Final Estimates) as compared to 2015-16.
–Fruits productivity has increased from 14.3 Tonnes/Ha in 2015-16 to 14.6 Tonnes/Ha in 2016-17(Final).
-Vegetables productivity 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 (Final) 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(Final) is estimated at 207 lakh Tonnes as against 187 lakh Tonnes in 2015-16.
