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Total Area
Highest Productivity in India
Third Highest Productivity in India
About 962,000 hectares.
Guava, Potato, Onion, Cumin and Fennel.
Banana and Isabgul (Psyllium

Mission : Doubling the Horticulture production and Income by Year 2012
Identification of promising species of horticulture crops according to the climate, soil type and availability of water, and accordingly promote cultivation.
Production of genetically superior planting material such as seedlings of various vegetables, saplings of fruit trees, etc.
Crop planning and farm advisory services according to soil testing.

Promotion of small scale industries for the purpose of value addition including cooperatives of horticulture produce

Establish an export chain, and promotion of organic farming for quality produce.
Source: Dept of Horticulture, 2006
Advantage Gujarat
Advantage Gujarat

Integrated Water Management and Assured Irrigation
Total irrigation potential of 5.05 mn hectares
Total irrigated area is 3.64 mn hectares
Diversified Crops and Cropping systems

Climatic diversities - 8 agro climatic zones

Strong Agri Research capabilities

Emerging Contract Farming Opportunities

Agro Industrial policy with Single window clearance

Introduction of E-Governance & Usage of modern techniques to disseminate information to the farming community

Centre for perishable cargo complex being set up at the International Airport, Ahmedabad

A VSAT based real time multi commodity exchange operations at Ahmedabad

Strong Agri Marketing net work
200 APMCs
401 Market yards
4 Special yards: Cotton, Tobacco, Spices, Groundnut
110 cold Storage units

4 Agriculture Universities
Comparative Productivity (Tonnes/hectare)
Crop
World
Gujarat
Banana
24.7
42.7
Onion
18.2
22.9
Potato
17.2
26.6
Chikoo
10.6
9.9
Crop
Gujarat
India
% share in all India Production
Unit - 000' Metric Tonnes
Groundnut
4478
5900
75.8
Castor Beans
541
870
62.1
Sesame Seeds
241
680
35.4
Cotton (lint)
4027
13866
29.04
Source: India Production - Food & Agriculture Organization Statistics, 2005
Gujarat: Promoting the Farming Community
Initiatives to Promote Innovative Technology for Farming Campaign

Krishi Mahotsav - Program:
Lab to Land approach - Guiding farmers on agronomy practices by agricultural scientists at their door steps.
18, 600 villages are covered under this program.
Soil health card - quality of the soil , based on which the guidance is provided.
Launch of Agrinet.
The agriculture sector has strong base with highly diversified cropping and a farming community, which is responsive to changes in agricultural technologies and practices.

Formation of Knowledge Centre " Krushi Gyan Vignan Kendra" - SATCOM.

Launch of Directory of Innovative farmers.