Despite the deficit monsoon, unseasonal
rains and hailstorm in the major part of the country, the production of
horticulture crops have outpaced the production of food grains since 2012-13 as
may be seen in the table below:
|
Year
|
Production (In Million Tonnes)
|
|
|
Total Horticulture*
|
Total Foodgrains**
|
|
|
2012-13
|
268.85
|
257.13
|
|
|
2013-14
|
277.35
|
265.04
|
|
|
2014-15
|
280.99
|
252.02
|
|
|
Source: * Horticulture Statistics
Division, DAC&FW
|
|
** Directorate of Economics and
Statistics
|
There has been an increase of 1.3% in
horticulture production and reduction of 4.9% in foodgrain production in
2014-15 as compared to 2013-14.
This information was given by the
Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Sh. Mohanbhai
Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Rajya Sabha today.
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