UTTARAKHAND produces an estimated 792077 MT of fruits and 606507 MT of vegetables.presently 39 percent of the cultivation land in the state is under horticulture crops. With market development , as horticultural cultivation becomes more lucrative , it is expected that these rates will remain high and the horticulture will account for larger shares in agriculture output and value.
Currently fruits and vegetables account for 27.2 % of the agricultural GVO , less than a percentage point higher than the national average of 26.7 %. This situation appears is low when compared with the other hill states of himachal Pradesh and jammu and Kashmir where fruits and vegetables make up roughly 62 and 58% of the agricultural GVO.
