Growth of fruit cultivation in India is slowing down

Published 2023년 9월 8일

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Fruit crop production in India, including apples, bananas, mangoes, papayas, and pineapples, has experienced a significant slowdown over the past eight years, with total fruit production growing by only 17% compared to a previous increase of 72%. This decline can be attributed to a decrease in fruit acreage, which fell by 2.1% between 2013-14 and 2021-22. The Ministry of Agriculture attributes this decline to farmers shifting to other profitable horticultural crops, as well as issues such as pests, diseases, low yield, and unfavorable climatic factors.

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The growth of fruit crop production in India has slowed significantly over the past eight years, including apples, bananas, mangoes, papayas and pineapples. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, the country's total fruit production grew by only 17% in the eight years leading up to 2021-11, the last year for which data is available. This is a sharp decrease compared to the 72% increase in cultivation in the nine years before. Much of the reason for the lackluster production figures can be attributed to a decline in fruit acreage. The total area under fruit cultivation fell by 2.1% from 7.12 million hectares to 6.97 million hectares between 2013-14 and 2021-22. "The main reason for the decline in fruit cultivation area in 2021-22 is ...

Source: AGF