The area under horticulture crops has increased from 24.5 million ha to 25.1 million ha in 2016-17
Record Fruit production during the current year, estimated to be 93.7 million tones
Record production of vegetables is estimated to be around 176 million tonnes
Flowers is estimated to be around 2.3 million tonnes
Record production of Plantation crops estimated to be around 18.3 million tonnes
Record production of Spices is estimated to be around 8.2 million tonnes
Third Advance Estimates of Area and Production of various Horticulture Crops for the year 2016-17
New Delhi: The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the Third Advance Estimates of Area and Production of Horticulture Crops for 2016-17. These estimates are based on the information received from different State/UTs in the country.
The following table summarizes the Third Advance Estimates of area and Production of horticulture crops for the year 2016-17 along with Second Advance Estimates for 2016-17 and Final Estimates for 2015-16:
(Area in ‘000 Ha, Production in ‘000MT)
al Horticulture |
2016-17 (Third Advance Estimate) |
2016-17 (Second Advance Estimate) |
2015-16 (Final) |
% change of 2016-17 (Third Adv. Est.) with respect to: |
|
2016-17 |
2015-16 |
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(Second Adv. Est.) |
(Final Est.) |
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Area |
25109 |
24925 |
24472 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
Production |
299853(record) |
295164 |
286188 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
Highlights of the “Third Advance Estimates” for 2016-17:
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.