New Delhi, Aug 31: India’s horticulture sector recorded impressive growth over the past decade, driven by the government’s strategy to diversify into high-value agriculture as part of the goal to double farmers’ income in the country.
As of August 2025, for 2024-25 (second advanced estimates), horticulture production increased from 280.70 million tonnes in 2013-14 to 367.72 million tonnes.
This includes fruit production of 114.51 million tonnes, vegetable production of 219.67 million tonnes, and 33.54 million tonnes from other horticulture crops.
In 2023–24, fruit production rose from 866 lakh metric tonnes in 2014–15 to 1,129.7 lakh metric tonnes, reflecting an increase of about 30 per cent. Vegetable production also grew from 1,694.7 lakh metric tonnes to 2,072 lakh metric tonnes during the same period, marking a rise of 22 per cent. Productivity levels improved as well, with fruits increasing from 14.17 to 15.80 metric tonnes per hectare and vegetables from 17.76 to 18.40 metric tonnes per hectare.
