A study on Production and Productivity of Dry Fruits in Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

Horticulture has gained commercial tone in the recent years as an important component of agriculture, having very significant contribution in providing livelihood security to the growers globally. It plays an important role in states employment generation and nutritional security. The paper has evaluated the area, production, and productivity of dry fruits in Jammu and Kashmir. In India 77% of apple and 90% of walnut production  belongs to Jammu and Kashmir and percentage share of state in India’s total horticultural production is showing an increasing trend and the state has been declared as the “ Agri. Export zone for Apples and Walnuts.” The total production of dry fruitsincreased from 1.14 lakh MTs in 2004-05 to 2.76 lakh MTs in 2015-2016 and similarly the productivity per hector has also increased from 1.26 MTs to2.86MTs.