WELCOME

Directorate of Horticulture Odisha

INTRODUCTION Horticulture in Odisha emerged as potential sector offering a

spectrum of choices to the farmers for crop diversification.

This sector has moved from rural confine to commercial production

This also promotes private sector investment in production management system.

Moderate spell of low temperature at higher altitudes, provide congenial condition for growing off-season vegetables and flowers.

With infusion of new technology, enhancement of income, employment generation, entrepreneurship development and nutritional security to the farm families has been increased along with export facility of fruits & vegetables.

TYPE OF LANDS IN ODISHA

Total cultivable area

61.65

Low lands 15.57

Medium lands 19.14

High lands 26.94

Lakh ha

CROP COVERAGE UNDER HORTICULTURE

Sl.No Item Area (ha.)1 Fruits 3258462 Vegetables 6773313 Spices 1552964 Flowers 74345 Coconut 507786 Cashew 1470107 Oil Palm 10063

Total 13,73,758

Fruits Vegetables Spices Flowers Coconut Cashew

CROP COVERAGE

Horticultural crop is 13.73 lakh ha., out of total cultivable area of 61.80 lakh ha in Odisha

POTENTIAL FOR VEGETABLES:

Ten Agro-Climatic Zones The average normal rainfall is 1451.2 mm per year. 24.70 lakh ha. of high & medium land can be diverted for

horticultural crops The agro-climatic diversity a variety of

Vegetables Root & tuber crops Cucurbits Cole crops Solanaceous crops

Low temperature in hilly areas: Ideal conditions for growing off-season vegetables.

HORTICULTURAL AREA EXPANSION PLAN IN NEXT 5 YEARS

AREA EXPANSION UNDER HORTICULTURAL CROPS (Area in 000 Ha)

Crop Present Area

Additional area in next 5 yearsTotal2015-

162016-

172017-

182018-

192019-

20Fruits 325.8 43.5 49.5 51.5 47.0 48.0 565.3

Vegetables 677.3 28.0 46.0 67.0 86.0 108.0 785.3

Spices 155.3 6.2 12.3 18.5 24.6 30.6 185.9Ornamentals 7.4 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.7 7.4 14.9Plantation crops 208.4 31.5 50.5 58.5 53.0 47.0 448.9

Total 1373.8 110.6 161.1 199.7 216.3 241.0 2000.3

AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MAJOR VEGETABLES IN ODISHA (2013-14)

Sl. No

Name Area Production Productivity (Mt/ha)

(Ha) (MT) Odisha India(12-13)1 Potato 14994 249759 16.66 21.82 Sweet potato 42034 396196 9.43 9.83 Cauliflower 44072 667731 15.15 18.34 Cabbage 40975 1150877 28.09 21.65 Brinjal 125195 2158249 17.24 18.86 Tomato 97018 1385957 14.29 20.67 Okra 65241 578528 8.87 12.18 Pea 5891 52790 8.96 9.29 Onion 35805 432052 12.07 16.110 Others 206086 2353069 11.42 13  Total 677311 9425208 13.92 17.4

MAJOR KAHRIF VEGETABLES OF ODISHA

Solanaceous crops: Brinjal, Chilli

Cucurbits : Spine gourd, Pumpkin, Bitter gourd, Ash gourd, Bottle gourd

Root and tuber crops: Sweet potato, Yam & Elephant Foot Yam, Colocassia

POTATO & ONION PROGRAMME-KHARIF 2015-16

Kharif potato production will be taken up over 2000 ha in the districts of Koraput and Kandhamal.

Planting will be taken up from July-September. Harvesting from October-December.

Kharif onion production will be taken up over 2000 ha in the districts of Bolangir, Kalahandi and Boudh.

Planting will be taken up from July-August. Both seeds and sets will be utilized as planting

materials.

Harvesting from November-January.

SWEET POTATO PROGRAMME-KHARIF 2015-16

Generating Advances in Incomes and Nutrition through Sweet Potato (GAINS) project is being implemented.

Target group: Poor rural households where Sweet potato is a major component of their food and livelihood systems and make a significant contribution to food and nutrition.

Four districts- Koraput, Dhenkanal, Ganjam and Sundergarh CIP/

CTCRI/CHES

Quality Plant material

DoH farms

Farmers field

nurseries

Crop cultivation

Green tops of harvested

vines re-used

VEGETABLE PRODUCTION UNDER PROTECTED STRUCTURES

About 8 lakh sqm have been covered under Protected structures during last 2 years.

Primarily vegetable cultivation is being done in those structures.

Chilli, cucumber, brinjal and tomato will be taken up during kharif.

DARINGBADI, KANDHAMAL

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Bhubaneswar

Rourkela

Sambalpur

Berhampur

VEGETABLE INITIATIVE IN URBAN CLUSTER

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