Abstract:
India ranks second in production of fruit & vegetables in the world. It produces a wide range of
fruit of which mango, banana, orange, pineapple, guava, apple and citrus for 75 percent of the
total fruit production in the country. India produces about 70 different varieties of leafy, fruity &
starchy tuber varieties of vegetables in the country. Only 0.5 to1 percent of the raw materials is
processed.