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_____Horticulture includes all practices associated with production, processing and preservation of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, spices and condiments, root and tuber crops, medicinal and aromatic plants as well as management of gardens and landscapes. India is blessed with varied agro-climatic conditions and these agro climatic advantages, such as abundant sunshine throughout year; good rainfall and cheap manpower offer high potential for successful and profitable commercial horticulture. Horticulture Industry deals with production, processing, quality management, warehousing, logistics and distribution and marketing of horticultural products. | | Marketing includes exports and imports as well as wholesale and retail marketing. Horticultural products are available in the market both as fresh and processed forms. Fresh products comprise of fresh fruits and vegetables, root and tuber crops, flowers, ornamental plants, medicinal and aromatic plants, spices and condiments and mushrooms. Processed products include canned fruits and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts, frozen fruits and vegetables, fruit and vegetable mixes, other processed products as jam, jelly, fruit pulp, squash, marmalade, sauces, pickles, candies etc | | | |
 | _____Horticultural crops are ecofriendly and need comparatively less water than food crops. They produce higher biomass than field crops per unit area resulting in efficient utilization of natural resources and are highly remunerative for replacing subsistence farming and thus alleviate poverty level in rainfed, dry land, hilly, arid and coastal agro-ecosystems. Horti-crops have potential for development of wastelands through planned strategies. Horti-sector is a potential sector for employment generation in rural areas,which provides employment opportunities | through mushroom cultivation, floriculture, nursery production, vegetable seed production, medicinal plant cultivation, fruit and vegetable preservation etc. These are high-value crops with high potential for value-addition and for foreign exchange earnings through exports. | | | |
_____India, today, is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world, contributing 10 and 14 % of the total world production of fruits and vegetables respectively. India is a leading exporter of fruits and flowers and has a predominant share in the foreign trade of spices and cashew. India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products in the world India has emerged as the largest producer of coconut, arecanut, cashew and tea. This changing scenario encourages private investment. Resultantly, horticulture has moved from rural confines to commercial ventures attracting heavy investments from corporate India | |
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