Fruit Export: India’s agriculture sector is making steady progress. Undoubtedly, there are many challenges in the way of success, but in spite of this the supply of food grains to fruits and vegetables is increasing. Now foreigners are very fond of watermelon, melon and papaya grown in Indian farms. According to the latest figures, the export of these three fruits has increased three times to reach 63 crores. Till the year 2013-14, the export of these three fruits was limited to only Rs 21 crores, but till the year 2021-22, it has recorded 3 times growth.
Exported to these countries
According to the Connect to India website, about 3 countries have imported large quantities of papaya, melon and watermelon from India. These countries include Afghanistan, Thailand and Chile. Most of the fruits are being imported in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has imported 94.71 percent of the total export of these three fruits in the last 8 years. At the same time, the demand for melon, watermelon and papaya has increased continuously in Thailand by 5.25 percent and in Chile. During the year 2014 to 2018, there was a growth of 57.89% in the export of these fruits, after which these fresh fruits have started being supplied in good quantity.
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India’s export of melons, watermelons and papayas rose to 3 times in April-September 2022 as compared to the same period in 2013. pic.twitter.com/9mMBYHaeRh
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) October 21, 2022
Export of fruits and vegetables increased
Based on the data released in 2020 by the Food and Agriculture Organization, an assessment by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) states that India ranks first in the production and export of many fruits and vegetables. Here, 26.29 percent of the total global production of banana, 43.26 percent of papaya and 45.14 percent of mangoes are being produced. Let us tell you that in the year 2021-22, India exported fruits and vegetables worth a total of Rs 11 thousand 412.50 crore. In this, Rs 5 thousand 593 crore was from fruits and vegetables worth Rs 5 thousand 745.54 crore.
Demand for fruits and vegetables increased in these countries
According to media reports, United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Netherlands, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Britain, Oman and Qatar are at the forefront of the list of countries importing fruits and vegetables on a large scale from India. Apart from this, the demand for processed fruits and vegetables of India is high in America, UAE, China, Netherlands, Britain and Saudi Arabia. Analysis of many countries has shown that except Netherlands and Britain, all neighboring and friendly countries have shown interest in importing fruits and vegetables from India.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
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