Horticulture

Horticulture sector has emerged as an important component of the economy of our State and has contributed more than one third share to the economy. According to “Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare database -2020” published the total Area and Production of Horticultural crops in India are 264.57 lakh hectares and 3199.69 lakh M.T. respectively. Karnataka State has occupied 1st place with an area of 23.82 lakh hectares under Horticulture contributing 9.01% to the total Horticultural Area of the country. The State stands 8 th with 195.62 lakh M.T. of production contributing 6.11% to the total production of Horticultural Crops in the country.

The geographical area of Karnataka is 190.50 lakh hectares, of which cultivable area is 128.43 lakh hectares, constituting 67.42 % of the geographical area. Net area sown during the year 2019-20 was 108.05 lakh hectares. Out of this, Horticultural Crops covered 23.93 lakh hectares. Horticultural area in the State accounted for about 18.64% of the total cultivable area and 22.15 % of the Net area sown. Out of the total horticultural cropped area in the year 2019-20, Plantation Crops covered 12.10 lakh ha. (50.57 %); Vegetables were grown in 4.41 lakh ha. (18.43%); Fruit crops covered 3.98 lakh ha. (16.63%); Spice crops covered 3.08 lakh ha. (12.86%) and Commercial Flowers, Medicinal & Aromatic plants together occupied 0.36 lakh ha. (1.51%).

Accordingly, the total horticultural production in the State during the year figured at 200.46 lakh M.T. In this year, 70.83 lakh M.T. (35.33%) of Fruit Crops; 87.77 lakh M.T. (43.79%) of Vegetable Crops; 8.50 lakh M.T. (4.24%) of Spice Crops; 30.64 lakh M.T. (15.29%) of Garden/Plantation Crops and 2.72 lakh M.T. (1.36%) of Commercial Flowers, Medicinal and Aromatic crops were produced.

In recent years, due to the introduction of the high yielding varieties of crops, improved technology and also due to commercialization the productivity of horticultural crops has improved. Recently, efforts are being made by the Government of Karnataka to boost-up the agricultural exports, mainly of Horticultural produces like fruits, vegetables and flowers, through an effective Agricultural Policy.

The number of Agricultural Operational Holdings in Karnataka is 86.81 lakhs and the area operated is 118.05 lakh hectares according to Agricultural Census 2015-2016. The First Revised Estimate (FRE) of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) of Karnataka for the year 2019-20 at current prices is Rs.16,28,928 Crores and GSDP from Agriculture Sector (including Crops, Livestock, Forestry & Fishing) is estimated at Rs.1,78,630 crores, contributing 10.97 % to the total GSDP of the State. The contribution of Horticulture sector to the total GSDP is 3.24%. The share of Horticulture in Agriculture Sector GSDP is 29.51%.

District-wise Geographical, Cultivable and Horticultural Area in Karnataka State during 2019 -20
Sl. No.	Districts	Geographical Area #	Cultivable Area #	Net Area Sown #	% age of Cultivable Area to Geographical Area	Area under Horticultural Crops	%age of Area under Horticultural Crops to Geographical Area	%age of Horticultural Cropped Area to Cultivable Area	%age of Horticultural Cropped Area to Net Area Sown
1	B'lore (U)	217410	74345	37824	34.20	15066	6.93	20.27	39.83
2	B'lore (R)	229519	156112	132482	68.02	29696	12.94	19.02	22.41
3	Chikkaballapura	404501	232202	185018	57.40	39571	9.78	17.04	21.39
4	Chitradurga	770702	527334	355104	68.42	147033	19.08	27.88	41.41
5	Davangere	454573	340778	326094	74.97	90177	19.84	26.46	27.65
6	Kolar	374966	239890	191719	63.98	94118	25.10	39.23	49.09
7	Ramanagara	355912	207290	171404	58.24	73361	20.61	35.39	42.80
8	Shivamogga	847784	305446	246159	36.03	127728	15.07	41.82	51.89
9	Tumakuru	1064755	785427	498313	73.77	278684	26.17	35.48	55.93
10	Bagalkote	658877	519659	489054	78.87	57867	8.78	11.14	11.83
11	Belagavi	1344382	1029498	906353	76.58	53318	3.97	5.18	5.88
12	Vijayapura	1053471	976327	869255	92.68	63769	6.05	6.53	7.34
13	Dharwad	427329	358753	325550	83.95	61923	14.49	17.26	19.02
14	Gadag	465715	407111	377202	87.42	60699	13.03	14.91	16.09
15	Haveri	485156	386185	377044	79.60	59898	12.35	15.51	15.89
16	U.Kannada	1024679	153445	127133	14.97	62359	6.09	40.64	49.05
17	Ballari	956220	652417	580225	68.23	92255	9.65	14.14	15.90
18	Bidar	541765	455593	344708	84.09	17368	3.21	3.81	5.04
19	Kalaburagi	1094120	956325	901635	87.41	22209	2.03	2.32	2.46
20	Koppal	552495	431753	412341	78.15	37847	6.85	8.77	9.18
21	Raichur	835843	757008	639498	90.57	19557	2.34	2.58	3.06
22	Yadagiri	516088	411439	387649	79.72	4834	0.94	1.18	1.25
23	Chamarajanagara	569901	225461	169442	39.56	61188	10.74	27.14	36.11
24	Chikkamagaluru	722075	364250	280575	50.44	183158	25.37	50.28	65.28
25	D. Kannada	477381	223877	177424	46.90	173698	36.39	77.59	97.90
26	Hassan	662602	459894	389076	69.41	191053	28.83	41.54	49.10
27	Kodagu	410775	215620	189636	52.49	42020	10.23	19.49	22.16
28	Mandya	498244	355149	260901	71.28	81198	16.30	22.86	31.12
29	Mysuru	676382	443573	345234	65.58	76795	11.35	17.31	22.24
30	Udupi	356446	190530	110607	53.45	74948	21.03	39.34	67.76
STATE TOTAL		19050068	12842691	10804659	67.42	2393396	12.56	18.64	22.15

Source:Horticulture Department of Karnataka