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Andhra Pradesh tops country in fruit production in last fiscal.
Apr 05, 2022

Andhra Pradesh stood in the first place among all the states and Union Territories in the country in terms of fruit production in the 2021-22 financial year, as per the first advance estimates prepared by the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare.
 
Andhra Pradesh produced about 1.8 crore tonnes of fruits in 2021-22.
 
Horticultural crops are grown on about 18 lakh hectares in Andhra Pradesh with fruit plantations in about 7.5 lakh hectares. Mango, banana, papaya, orange and batavia are the major fruit crops in terms of quantity of production in Andhra Pradesh.
 
There has been a structural shift in the cropping patterns in the state over the last several years. The horticulture sector is growing at a faster pace than agriculture towards making AP a major horticulture hub.
 
Horticulture a growth engine for eco devpt
 
The sector comprises fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, and plantation crops. The horticulture produce is also being exported to various countries.
 
According to the officials, the returns from horticulture per unit of land are higher as compared to agriculture. This can be attributed to horticulture being a climate resilient alternative, which involves less risk and assures higher income to farmers.
 
Overall, the agrarian state of Andhra Pradesh is heading towards a value addition platform from the conventional agricultural production approach.
 
The horticulture sector also turned out to be an essential component for food and nutritional security in the state.
 
The state government has identified horticulture sector as one of the key growth engines in its economic development.
 
Additional director, department of horticulture, M Venkateswarulu, said that Andhra Pradesh is clocking a 12% growth year on year in the horticulture domain, ranking first place in the country.
 
'Right from extension services, fruit-care activities to capacity building of the farmers, application of latest technologies and post-harvest management, the department is taking all measures to improve the extent and productivity. The department is augmenting the infrastructure as well as creating business linkages to markets for farmers,' said Venkateswarulu.
    
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