 Horticulture is a science or art of cultivating fruits,

vegetables , flowers, or ornamental plant.

 Horticulture crop like fruits, vegetables, root and tuber
crops, flowers, ornamental plants, medicinal and
aromatic plants, spices, condiments, plantation crops and
mushrooms.
 Major export fruit - mangoes, grapes, orange, apple
,banana , cashew and walnuts.
 Major export vegetable - onion, potato, tomato and
pumpkins
 Major export country- US and EU countries
 Horticulture crops area nearly 11-6 million hectares.
 Annual production of 91 million tonnes. crops occupy hardly 7% of the
cropped area
 They contribute over 18% to the gross agricultural output in the country.

 India produce >28.2 million tonnes of fruits and 66 million tonnes of

vegetables
 It is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world
next only to Brazil and China.
 Per capita consumption of fruits and vegetables in India is only around
46kg and 130g.
 Annual requirement of fruits and vegetables 32.58million tonnes and
83million tonnes respectively.
 To meet this requirement the National Commission on Agriculture has
projected an area of 4m.ha. and 8m.ha. under fruits and vegetable crops
respectively by 2000A.D.
EXPORT OF TOMATO

Years Quantity (tonne) Quantity (tonne)

1993-94 187
160000
1994-95 1072
140000
1995-96 646

1996-97 690 120000

1997-98 863
100000
1998-99 643

Quantity (tonne
80000
1999-00 1233

2000-01 1134 60000

2001-02 1413
40000
2002-03 12886
20000
2003-04 11328

2004-05 7427 0
19 -94
19 -95
19 -96
19 -97
19 -98
19 -99
20 -00
20 -01
20 -02
20 -03
20 -04
20 -05
20 -06
20 -07

8
-0
2005-06 11743
93

95

97
98

00

02

05
94

96

99

01

03
04

06
07
19

2006-07 33593

2007-08 134845
EXPORT OF MANGO AND GUAVA
year Quantity (tonne) Quantity (tonne)

1993-94 23405 500000

1994-95 27320
450000
1995-96 23275
400000
1996-97 26780

1997-98 448621 350000

1998-99 47149 300000

Quantity (tonne
1999-00 37822
250000
2000-01 39274
200000
2001-02 46232

2002-03 41577 150000

2003-04 179179 100000

2004-05 156222
50000
2005-06 222622
0
2006-07 256874
19 -94
19 -95
19 -96
19 -97
19 -98
19 -99
20 -00
20 -01
20 -02
20 -03
20 -04
20 -05
20 -06
20 -07
20 -08

9
-0
93
94
95
96
97

99
00
01
02
03
04

07
08
98

05
06
2007-08 240858
19

2008-09 274854
EXPORT OF CASHEW NUT SHELLED
year Quantity (tonne)
Quantity (tonne)
1993-94 69832
140000
1994-95 76897

1995-96 70068 120000

1996-97 64274
100000
1997-98 65809

1998-99 71042
80000

Quantity (tonne)
1999-00 92222

2000-01 81661 60000

2001-02 90399
40000
2002-03 122064

2003-04 98546 20000

2004-05 109869
0
2005-06 124966
19 -94
19 -95
19 -96
19 -97
19 -98
19 -99
20 -00
20 -01
20 -02
20 -03
20 -04
20 -05
20 -06
20 -07
20 -08

9
-0
93
94

97
98
99

02
03
04
05

07
08
95
96

00
01

06
2006-07 121124
19

2007-08 110815

2008-09 125486
EXPORT OF GRAPES
Year Quantity (tonne)
Quantity (tonne)
1993-94 15928
140000
1994-95 16813

1995-96 22151 120000

1996-97 20958

1997-98 23680 100000

1998-99 11382
80000

Quantity (tonne)
1999-00 14006

2000-01 20646
60000
2001-02 1457

2002-03 25568 40000

2003-04 26470

2004-05 35525 20000

2005-06 53908
0
2006-07 85563
4

8
-9

-9

-9

-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
93

95

97

99

01

03

05

07
2007-08 56723
19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20
2008-09 118133
EXPORT OF ONION
Year Quantity (tonne)
Quantity (tonne)
1993-94 357132 1800000

1994-95 401996
1600000
1995-96 351155
1400000
1996-97 428004

1997-98 333549 1200000

1998-99 215766
1000000

Quantity (tonne)
1999-00 260719

2000-01 343264 800000

2001-02 441862
600000
2002-03 588863
400000
2003-04 860334

2004-05 833230 200000

2005-06 961806
0
2006-07 1381520
19 -94
19 -95
19 -96
19 -97
19 -98
19 -99
20 -00
20 -01
20 -02
20 -03
20 -04
20 -05
20 -06
20 -07
20 -08

9
-0
94
95
96
97
98
99

02
03
04

06
07
08
93

00
01

05
19

2007-08 1009320

2008-09 1670720
EXPORT OF POTATOES
Year Quantity (tonne) Quantity (tonne)

1993-94 7449 2500000

1994-95 25814

1995-96 35609
2000000
1996-97 25409

1997-98 21316

1998-99 8262 1500000

1999-00 36708

2000-01 25361
1000000
2001-02 11531

2002-03 30066

2003-04 72941
500000
2004-05 67159

2005-06 78378

2006-07 92184 0

2007-08 81627

2008-09 1963902
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS

vegetables
(Million US Dollars)   fruits and nuts

1000
years vegetables fruits and nuts total
900
1997-98 215.43 494.89 710.32
800
1998-99 157.9 491.32 649.22
700

1999-00 217.38 719.24 936.62

600

million us dollar
2000-01 264.99 599.27 864.26 500

2001-02 235.92 521.12 757.04 400

300
2002-03 253.63 588.86 842.49
200
2003-04 328.61 554.21 882.82
100
2004-05 383.82 757.6 1141.42
0
8

7
-9

-9

-0

-0

-0

-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
2005-06 567.83 850.04 1417.87
97

98

99

00

02

03

04

05

06
01
19

20

20
19

19

20

20

20

20

20
2006-07 622.99 879.35 1502.34