Question – On 29 October 2021, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the third advance estimate of the area and production of various horticultural crops for the year 2020-21. According to this, how many million tonnes is the horticulture production estimated in 2020-21 ?
(a) 350.05 million tonnes
(b) 331.05 million tonnes
(c) 280.60 million tonnes
(d) 300.80 million tonnes
Answer—(b)
Related facts—
- On 29 October 2021, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released the third advance estimate of the area and production of various horticultural crops for the year 2020-21.
- Key points —
- Horticulture production in the year 2020-21 is estimated to be a record 331.05 million tonnes. This shows an increase of 10.6 million tonnes (3.3%) over 2019-20.
- Total Horticulture production in 2020-21 is estimated to a record 331.05 Million Tonne, which is an increase of about 10.6 Million Tonne (3.3%) over that achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Fruits is estimated to be 103.0 Million Tonne, compared to 102.1 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Vegetables is estimated to be 197.2 Million Tonne compared to last year’s production of 188.3 Million Tonne that is, an increase of 4.8%.
- Production of Onion is reported to be 26.8 Million Tonne as against 26.1 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- Production of Potato is estimated to a record production of 54.2 Million Tonne in 2020-21, an increase by 5.6 Million Tonne compared to 2019-20.
- Production of Tomato is reported to be 21.1 Million Tonne, as against production of 20.6 Million Tonne achieved in 2019-20.
- An increase of 6.2%, from 0.73 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 0.78 Million Tonne in 2020-21, has been registered in Aromatic & Medicinal crops.
- Production of Plantation Crops has increased from 16.1 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 16.6 Million Tonne in 2020-21.
- Production of Spices has increased by 5.3%, from 10.1 Million Tonne in 2019-20 to 10.7 Million Tonne in 2020-21.