New Delhi, Sep 21 || The horticulture production in the country is estimated to reach about 353.19 million tonnes in 28.98 million hectares area in 2023-24, the new government data showed on Saturday.
The production of fruits, honey, flowers, plantation crops, spices and aromatics and medicinal plants is estimated to increase over 2022-23, as per data (third advance estimates) from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The production of fruits is expected to increase by 2.29 per cent to 112.73 million tonnes, mainly due to increases in production of mango, banana, lime/lemon, grapes, custard apple and other fruits.
According to the ministry, the production of apple, sweet orange, mandarin, guava, litchi, pomegranate, pineapple are expected to decrease as compared to 2022-23.
Meanwhile, production of vegetables is envisaged to be around 205.80 million tonnes, an increase over 2022-23.