Third Advance Estimates for 2015-16 for Horticulture Crops Released
The Third Advance Estimates for 2015-16 of area and production of horticulture crops was released by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The information received from different State/UTs in the country, these estimates are based on this collected information.
During 2015-16, the total production of the Horticulture crops in the country is estimated to be around 283.36 million tonnes and the total horticulture production of the country is estimated to be around 283 million tonnes, it is 0.8% higher than the previous year.
Category Name | Production | Compare to Last Year |
Fruits | 91 million tonnes | 2% higher than previous year |
Vegetables | 167 million tonnes | Almost same as the previous year |
Spices | Around 6 million tonnes | 4% higher than the previous year |
Onion | Around 210 lakh tonnes | 11% higher than the previous year |
Potato | Around 437 lakh tonnes | 9% lower than the previous year |
Tomato | Around 184 lakh tonnes | 12 % higher than the previous year |
The All-India Final Estimates: 2014-15 and Third Advance Estimates: 2015-16
Total Horticulture | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Final | Third Advance Estimate |
Area | 23410 | 23787 |
Production | 280986 | 283360 |
Source: http://pib.nic.in/
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