Why in the news
Union Budget 2026-27 backed region-specific, crop-specific farm policy to move growers from cereals towards horticulture, plantation crops and agroforestry.
Key facts
- Diversification means shifting from the water-hungry paddy-wheat cycle to pulses, oilseeds, horticulture and tree crops.
- Decadal agricultural growth: 4.45%.
- Horticulture has out-produced foodgrains since 2012-13.
| Horticulture 2024-25 | Mt |
|---|
| Vegetables | 217.80 |
| Fruits | 117.65 |
| Others | 35.29 |
| Total | 370.74 |
| Coconut | Detail |
|---|
| Output rank | Second (22.44%) |
| Area rank | Third |
| Production | 13.97 mt from 2.19 mn ha |
| Yield | 6.36 t/ha |
| Top State by area / output / yield | Kerala / Tamil Nadu / Andhra Pradesh |
- Coconut Development Board: Kochi.
- Agarwood (Aquilaria, oud oil): about 150 million trees, over 90% in the Northeast; CITES Appendix II.
- Walnut: 3.22 lakh tonnes, mainly Jammu & Kashmir; exports $7.80 million.
- MIDH: Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
Exam angle
- Horticulture share: 37%; agarwood: CITES Appendix II.