Fruit business

Fruits : How Healthy
Are They ?
An Overview Of Fruit
Business In India
Presented By:Balachandar R. (14)
Nishant Kumar Pandey (30)


Fruit Business Part of Horticulture
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Part of Horticulture
Hortus means garden, Cultus means tilling
Horticulture is the science or art of
cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, or
ornamental plants
Horticulture Contributes 29.5% of our
agricultural GDP, Occupying 8.5% of total
agricultural area and covering 10% of
total agricultural export earning


Share In Total Horticulture Production


Macro Level Analysis
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The total production of fruits in the world is
around 370 million MT
There are almost 180 families of fruits that are
grown all over the world
citrus fruits constitute around 20% of world's
total fruit
Other big fruit producer:Brazil, China,USA
World fruit production has been relatively
steady over the past four years. In 2003 world
fruit production reached 379.15 million metric
tons, a 0.85 percent increase from 2002.


World Fruit Production, 1996-2003



India : Producer Vs Exporter
Production
 India : 2nd largest producer of fruits annual
production of 45.2 million tonnes and a
share of 10.5 % in world fruit production.
( Year 2002-2003)
Export
 Total export – 0.44 million tonnes
 Total net export value – 81 Crore Rs.

Fruits ….Some Fact files
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Area under fruits- 3.73 MH
Production of Fruits- 45.2 MT
A total of 460 high-yielding varieties and
hybrids of horticultural crops developed
All though India is the largest producer of
fruits in the world, the production per capita
is only about 100 gms per day. However, it is
estimated that more than 20-22% of the total
production of fruits is lost due to spoilage at
various post harvest stages, thus the per
capita availability of fruits is further reduced
to around 80 gms per day which is almost half
the requirements for a balanced diet.


History
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1954 -Separate section of Horticulture at

IARI, New Delhi
1968 – IIHR, Bangalore was established
Not significance growth and focus upto 7th
five year plan
Rapid expansion of infrastructure took
place in 8th and 9th five year plans.


Plan wise allocation


Golden Revolution
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Initiator - Dr.K.L Chadha
1980-1992 there was consolidation of
institutional support and starting of
planning process for the development of
horticulture. The decade from 1993-2003
can be called the golden period of Indian
horticulture.
Reasons :- focused attention, knowledge
based technology driven efforts, focus on
diversification


Historical facts

Area

Area (in
million HA)

Production(in
million tones)

Productivity
(in MT/HA)

1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01

2.87
3.20
3.18
3.24
3.35
3.58
3.70
3.72

3.79
3.86

28.63
32.95
37.25
38.60
41.50
40.45
43.26
44.04
45.49
43.13

10.0
10.3
11.7
11.9
12.4
11.3
11.7
11.8
12.0
11.1


Growth
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In the last decade there has been 38% increase
in area,50 % increase in production and 15%
increase in productivity of fruits. Since 1961,
area, production, and productivity of fruits have
increased by 3,6.2 and 2 times respectively.
The fruit production in India has recorded a
growth rate of 3.9%
The fruit processing sector has grown at about
20% per annum. However, the growth rates
have been extensively higher for frozen fruits
(121%) and dehydrated fruits (24%).


Growth and production trend


The top 5…………
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Mango is the most important fruit covering about
35 per cent of area and accounting of 22 per cent
total production of total fruits in the country.
Major states :- UP, AP, Bihar, WB, Maharastra, MP,
Orissa .Major varieties are Alphanso, Dashehari,
Langra, Fajli, Chausa,
Banana comes next in rank occupying about 13

per cent of the total area and accounting for about
34.2 per cent of the total production of fruits.
India has first position in the world in banana
production. Major states :- TN, AP Gujrat,
Maharashtra. main varieties of banana are Dwarf
Cavendish, Bhusaval Keli, Basrai, Poovan,
Harichhal, Nendran, Safed velchi


The top 5 Contd………
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Citrus fruits rank 3rd in area and production
accounting for About 12 and 10.4 per cent of
the total area and production respectively. It
includes Lime, lemons, sweet oranges and
mandarin. Major states are Maharashtra, AP,
Karnataka, North‑Eastern States, Punjab
Guava is the fourth most widely grown fruit
crop in India. The area under guava is about
0.15 Million ha producing 1.80 MT. The popular
varieties of guava are Allahabad Safeda,
Lucknoe-49, Nagpur Seedless, Dharwar etc.
The leading states are Bihar, UP, Gujrat TN


The top 5 Contd………
Grapes occupies fifth position amongst fruit

crops with a production of 1.08 MT from an
area of 0.04 Million ha. The major varieties of
grapes grown in India are, Thomson Seedless,
Sonaka, Anab-e-Shahi, Perlette, Banglore blue,
Pusa seedless, Beauty seedless etc. the leading
states are Maharashtra, Punjab, TN, AP,
Karnataka.
 The other major fruits grown in the country are
Apple, Litchi, Papaya, Pineapple and Sapota
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Leading states



Fruit Market
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Major fruit market in Delhi, Kolkata,
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai.
Azadpur in New Delhi is asia’s largest fruit
market
Many agricultural marketing cooperatives
and federation support fruit marketing like
APMC (Agri Products Marketing
Committee) HPMC ( Horticulture Products

Marketing Committee)


Future of Fruit Business….
For economy to grow at 8%
agriculture should grow at 4% and
for this the fruit production should
grow in the range of 7.8%
Estimated growth…..
Commodity 1998- 2007 201199
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202021

Growth
Rate %

Fruits (Mill. 44.04 75
Tonnes)

98

7.8

81


Fruit Export
Fruit
Mango

Citrus
Grapes
Apple
Pomegranate
Papaya
Pineapple
Banana

Quantity Fresh
Exported (%)
32.5
24.3
10.7
14.1
3.5
1.4
0.6
5.9

Value Of Fresh
Exported (%)
23.4
11.3
17.4
3.9
3.0
0.8
0.3
4.6

ISSUES OF CONCERN
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Small Land Holding.
Yield Potential.
Poor Infrastructure.
Problems In Processing Fruits.
Poor Farm Management Practices.
Nonavailability of quality planting material.
Market Linkages.
Competitiveness.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.


ISSUES OF CONCERN Contd…….
Small Land Holding:
Category
Marginal Farmers
(Less than 1 Hectare)
Small Farmers
(1-2 Hectares)

Semi-Medium Farmers
(2-4 Hectares)
Medium Farmers
(4-10 Hectares)
Large Farmers
(Greater than 10 Hecta)

Land Holding (Percentage)

Area Operated (Percentage)

61.6

17.2

18.7

18.8

12.3

23.8

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25.3

1.3

14.8

Comparison Of Yield of Major
Fruits:
Fruits
Apple
Banana
Citrus
Grapes
Mangoes
Orange
Papaya
Pineapple

Brazil

China

India

238888
135557
216493
164265
125000
220251
452055
267042

113634

233042
93446
125728
84709
75493
275862
193634

58800
247353
179584
200000
67500
231343
87500
144444