indian agriculture some facts
INDIAN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY : SOME FACTS
India with arable land of 184 million hectares.
India produces annually 90 million tonnes of milk (highest in the world)
India produces 150 million tonnes of fruits & vegetables (second largest)
India has 485 million livestock population (largest)
India produces 204 million tonnes food grain (third largest)
India produces 6.3 million tonnes fish (3rd largest) ,
India has 489 million Poultry and produces 45,200 million eggs.
India had the “Green” Revolution, the “White” Revolution, and the “Blue” Revolution, and now the focus is on the “Pink Revolution”.
The Green Revolution had led to self-sufficiency in food grains, the White Revolution saw India occupy the Number One Position in milk production in the world, and the
Blue Revolution brought about increase in fish production.
2. Processed fruits & vegetable
India is the world’s second largest producer of fruits and vegetables.
The huge production base needs to be supported by strong food processing industry.
Currently in India the processing level is estimated to be around 2.20 %.
The major items of the Indian fruits and vegetable processing industry are pulps particularly of tomatoes & mangoes, ready to serve juices, canned fruits, jam, pickles, squashes, etc.
Frozen fruits, dehydrated & freeze dried vegetables, canned mushrooms etc. are also becoming popular among Indian consumers.
The fruit and vegetable processing industry in India is highly decentralized with a large number of units are in the cottage/home scale and small scale sector.
According to Ministry of Food Processing the installed capacity of fruits and vegetables processing industry has increased from 11.08 lakh tons in January 1993 to 21.18 lakh tons in January 2006. The utilization of fruits and vegetables for processing is estimated to be around 2.20 percent of the total production.
TABLE 2.1 : STATEWISE AREA AND PRODUCTION OF
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE DURING THE YEAR 2004-05
India with arable land of 184 million hectares.
India produces annually 90 million tonnes of milk (highest in the world)
India produces 150 million tonnes of fruits & vegetables (second largest)
India has 485 million livestock population (largest)
India produces 204 million tonnes food grain (third largest)
India produces 6.3 million tonnes fish (3rd largest) ,
India has 489 million Poultry and produces 45,200 million eggs.
India had the “Green” Revolution, the “White” Revolution, and the “Blue” Revolution, and now the focus is on the “Pink Revolution”.
The Green Revolution had led to self-sufficiency in food grains, the White Revolution saw India occupy the Number One Position in milk production in the world, and the
Blue Revolution brought about increase in fish production.
2. Processed fruits & vegetable
India is the world’s second largest producer of fruits and vegetables.
The huge production base needs to be supported by strong food processing industry.
Currently in India the processing level is estimated to be around 2.20 %.
The major items of the Indian fruits and vegetable processing industry are pulps particularly of tomatoes & mangoes, ready to serve juices, canned fruits, jam, pickles, squashes, etc.
Frozen fruits, dehydrated & freeze dried vegetables, canned mushrooms etc. are also becoming popular among Indian consumers.
The fruit and vegetable processing industry in India is highly decentralized with a large number of units are in the cottage/home scale and small scale sector.
According to Ministry of Food Processing the installed capacity of fruits and vegetables processing industry has increased from 11.08 lakh tons in January 1993 to 21.18 lakh tons in January 2006. The utilization of fruits and vegetables for processing is estimated to be around 2.20 percent of the total production.
TABLE 2.1 : STATEWISE AREA AND PRODUCTION OF
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE DURING THE YEAR 2004-05