India’s vegetables production is estimated to have increased by over five per cent to 14.1 crore tonnes in 2010-11, Parliament was informed today.
The country’s vegetables production was 13.3 crore tonnes in 2009-10, Minister of State for Agriculture Arun Yadav said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
Cultivation of major vegetables including onion, potato, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, peas and okra saw a rise during the period, he said.
Giving details, he said onion production rose by over 6 per cent to 1.29 crore tonnes during 2010-11, against 1.22 crore tonnes a year ago.
Similarly, potato production rose by over 4 per cent to 3.80 crore tonnes during the 2010-11 fiscal, against 3.43 crore tonnes in the previous year, the minister said.