If you are thinking about adding more fruits to your diet then this could be the right time and place, as the country’s youngest state is witnessing an abundance of fruits. Telangana is now a fruit surplus state, with a total production of 24.78 lakh Metric Tonnes against a demand of 7.34 lakh MT ranging from mango and guava to papaya and watermelons.
According to State Horticulture officials, eight fruits (mango, guava, papaya, muskmelon, watermelon, sapota, sweet orange, and acid lime) were produced in surplus quantities, while grapes, apple, jamun, banana, pineapple, and pomegranate were produced in deficit quantities.
Mango consumption in the state was 0.19 lakh MT, out of a total production of 10.23 lakh MT. The state produced 10.04 lakh MT more mangoes than it needed. In fact, 98.15 percent of the mangoes produced in the state were exported to other states, particularly those in the north. Similarly, the state produced 4.83 lakh MT of citrus (sweet orange and acid lime) in excess. Every year, it was estimated that Rs.725 crore worth of surplus citrus in the state was exported to neighboring states.
However, the state had yet to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetable production. In Telangana, there was a 9.65 lakh MT gap between the demand and supply of vegetables, resulting in vegetables being imported from neighboring States.
The state’s total vegetable requirement was approximately 26.09 lakh MT per year, while current production was 16.44 lakh MT.
The average requirement for vegetables in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area was 2006 metric tonnes per day. At the moment, the majority of vegetables arrive in Hyderabad from peri-urban areas, neighboring districts, and other states.
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Vegetables are delivered to the city from neighboring districts such as Rangareddy, Nalgonda, Siddipet, Sangareddy, Vikarabad, Adilabad, and Nizamabad. Vegetables are also brought in from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chattishgarh, and New Delhi.
The state attempted to address the shortage by establishing a Centre of Excellence for the production of vegetables and flowers on 10.35 acres at Jeedimetla and for fruits at Mulugu village of Siddipet district in 50 acres.
In addition to the lack of vegetable production, Telangana was also concerned about waste. According to Horticulture officials, approximately 30% of fruits and vegetables brought to markets rot. There was also a shortage of cold storage facilities in the state.
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