The total increment of horticultural crops is projected by 2.31% at 342.33 million tons in 2021-22 as against 334.60 million tons in the earlier year, according to the data of agricultural ministry. While releasing the estimate of production of horticultural crops, the ministry stated that the production of potato will will be lower by 5% at 53.39 million tons in 2021-22, as against 56.17 million tons in the earlier year.
Tomato production is additionally assessed to have declined by 4% to 20.33 million tons as against 21.18 million tons in the similar period. The production of onion is fixed higher at 31.27 million tons during the 2021-22 yield year as against 26.64 million tons in the earlier year, up 17.37%.
