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Largest producer of fruits such as Mangoes, Bananas, Papaya, and Guavas.

Second largest producer of vegetables such as Onions, Potatoes, Green peas, Tomatoes, Cabbage, and Cauliflower.

The major export destinations for Indian fruits and vegetables are Bangladesh, UAE, Netherlands, Nepal, Malaysia & UK.
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100% FDI is allowed under the Food Processing Sector. Moreover, this sector attracted over $10 Bn of FDI during April 2000 - March 2020.

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During 2018-19, India exported fruits and vegetables worth $1,469.33 mn which comprised of fruits worth $692.01 mn and vegetables worth $777.25 mn.
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- Vegetables

India is also a major exporter of fruits to the world. The country has exported 372213.73 MT of fresh fruits other than Grapes and Mangoes to the world for the worth of $262.36 mn during the year 2018-19. Major Export Destinations (2018-19): U Arab Emts,Bangladesh Pr,Nepal,Oman & Saudi Arab.

Further, India is also a prominent exporter of fresh mangoes to the world. The country has exported 46510.27 MT of fresh mangoes to the world for the worth $60.26 mn during the year 2018-19. Major Export Destinations (2018-19): U Arab Emts, U K, Oman, Qatar and USA.

Also, Grape is one of the important fruit covering an area of 123 thousand hectares occupying 2.01 % of the total area. The country is also a major exporter of fresh Grapes to the world. The country has exported 246133.79 MT of Grapes to the world for the worth $334.79 mn during the year 2018-19 . Major Export Destinations (2018-19): Netherland, Russia, U K, Bangladesh Pr, and Germany.

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India is the second largest producer of onion in the world. Indian onions are famous for their pungency and are available round the year. Indian onions has two crop cycles, first harvesting starts in November to January and the second harvesting from January to May.

The major varieties of onions found in India are Agrifound Dark Red, Agrifound Light Red, NHRDF Red, Agrifound White, Agrifound Rose and Agrifound Red , Pusa Ratnar, Pusa Red, Pusa White Round. There are certain varieties in yellow onion which are suitable for export in European countries Tana F1, Arad-H, Suprex, Granex 55, HA 60 and Granex 429.

There is a huge demand of Indian Onion in the world, the country has exported 2182826.23 MT of fresh onion to the world for the worth of $497.94 mn during the year 2018-19. Major Export Destinations (2018-19) are Bangladesh Pr, Malaysia,U Arab Emts, Sri Lanka Dsr and Nepal.

Moreover, Modern packhouses for sorting, grading and packing of the quality onions are available at production zones. Guidelines has been framed to determine the compliance with maximum residue levels (MRLs) for the identified pesticides.

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