Fruit and Vegetable Technology

Status of Fruit and vegetable industry in India

India's diverse climatic conditions are one of the reasons that India is rich in fruits and vegetables. It ranks 2nd in the production of fruits and vegetable production all over the world, after its neighbor China which ranks first. Total production of fruits and vegetable was 257.11 million tonnes in the year of  2014-2015.

Fruits: The production of fruits in the year-2014-2015 was 88.8 million tonnes which was almost 31% of the total horticulture crops. A large variety of fruits, such as Mango, Apple, Banana, Papaya, Guava, Grapes, Pineapple, Plum, Litchi, Pear, Walnut and Pomegranate are grown in India. India produces almost 13% of the total production of fruits in the world.

The per capita availability of fruit to the Indian population is 189 gm/person/day.

Vegetables: The production of  vegetables in the year of 2014-2015 was 168.31 million tonnes.
Vegetables that are exported from India include Onions, Okra, Bitter Gourd, Mushrooms and Potatoes.

Major countries to which India provide fruits and vegetables are Nepal, UAE, UK, Bandladesh, Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Other then these countries India export fruit and vegetables to US, France, Bahrain, Singapore, Russia, Germany, etc.