Fruit Business Part of 
              Fruit Business Part of 
                     Horticulture
                     Horticulture
    Part of Horticulture
       Part of Horticulture
    Hortus means garden, Cultus means 
       Hortus means garden, Cultus means 
      tilling Horticulture is the science or art 
       tilling 
      of cultivating fruits, vegetables, 
      flowers, or ornamental plants 
    Horticulture Contributes 29.5% of our 
       Horticulture Contributes 29.5% of our 
      agricultural GDP, Occupying 8.5% of 
       agricultural GDP, Occupying 8.5% of 
      total agricultural area and covering 
       total agricultural area and covering 
      10% of total agricultural export earning
       10% of total agricultural export earning
                                
                                
      Share In Total Horticulture Production
      Share In Total Horticulture Production
                               
                               
             Macro Level Analysis
             Macro Level Analysis
    The total production of fruits in the world is 
     The total production of fruits in the world is 
     around 370 million MT 
     around 370 million MT 
    There are almost 180 families of fruits that are 
     There are almost 180 families of fruits that are 
     grown all over the world 
     grown all over the world 
    citrus fruits constitute around 20% of world's 
     citrus fruits constitute around 20% of world's 
     total fruit 
     total fruit 
    Other big fruit producer:Brazil, China,USA
     Other big fruit producer:Brazil, China,USA
    World fruit production has been relatively 
     steady over the past four years. In 2003 world 
     fruit production reached 379.15 million metric 
     tons, a 0.85 percent increase from 2002. 
                                 
                                 
      World Fruit Production, 1996-
                          2003