Question

describe horticulture as important activity in india it is sst question

Answer 1

Horticulture sector, which includes fruits, vegetables, spices, floriculture and coconut, among others covered 17.2 million hectares of land in 2003-04, accounting for 8.5 per cent of the gross cropped area of the country. The horticulture sector contributed about 30 per cent of GDP from agriculture in 2003-04. The targeted growth rate during the Tenth Plan for this sector is 6 to 7 per cent.

With fruit production at 47.5 million tonnes in 2003-04, India accounted for about 10 per cent of the global production of fruits from an area of 4 0 million hectares and was the second largest producer of fruits in the world.

Immense agro- climatic diversity enables India to grow a large variety of horticulture crops. The country holds first position in global production of bananas, mangoes and cashew and is among the first ten in citrus, pineapple and apple production. India holds first position in global production of cauliflower second in onion, third in cabbage and is among the top ten in production of potato, tomato, onion and green peas.

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