India is 2nd largest fruit producer in the World - grapes top the list

India is 2nd largest fruit producer in the World with grapes topping the list as well as Maharashtra. As per a handbook, published by the Oxford University Press, grapes occupy the premier position in exports with 107.3 thousand tonnes valued at Rs 1,086 crore in 2014-15. Behind grapes come are banana and mango.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 18 January 2016.

The green revolution initiated in the 1960s and 1970s had brought to an end the chronic food deficits. Cereals still command the attention of policy makers, but, fruit production has also surged impressively. As a result, India is now the second largest global producer behind China.
However, while India commands the second position in the list of major fruit producing countries that feature China, the US, Brazil, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Indonesia, the Philippines and Turkey, the productivity in India lags behind most of these countries.
The state-wise breakdown is - Maharashtra is Number 1 followed by Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. Over the last decade, the area under fruit production increased by about 2.7% per annum and annual production increased by 7%".


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