Agricultural Value Chains in India

Changing consumption preferences towards high value, nutrient and protein rich foods are signaling agricultural diversification in India. Currently, India is the largest producer of milk, pulses, banana, mango, pomegranate, papaya, lemon, okra, ginger and non-food crops like cotton and jute; the second-largest producer of rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables, tea and one of the leading producers of eggs and meat in the world. India produced 281.8 million tonnes of food grains, 307.7 million tonnes of horticulture crops, 176.5 million tonnes of milk, 96 billion eggs and 7.7 million tonnes of meat during TE 2018-19. Table 1.1 illustrates the production and trade statistics for the selected commodities studied in this book.
[Singapure: 2021]

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