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Carrying capacity of Indian horticulture [1]

Growing population and rise in income level will lead to increase in demand of high-value agriculture (HVA) produce that includes fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, milk, fish and value-added food products. The annual growth rate in domestic demands for fruits
and vegetables is estimated at 3.34% and 3.03% respectively. The required growth rates to meet projected demands in the horticulture sub-sector for 2050 may be lower than the growth already achieved during 1998–99 to 2006–07.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2012
Current Science [2]
102
6
889-893
Tags:
Horticulture [3], Agriculture [4], India [5], Climate Change [6], Climate Impacts [7], Water Conservation [8], Climate Adaptation [9], Food Storage [10], Post Harvest Losses [11], Trade [12], Vegetables [13]
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