With more than a billion people to feed, India ranks second in the production of fruits and vegetables in the world. Despite this, the value of fruit and vegetable imports in the country amounted to over 214 billion Indian rupees in fiscal year 2023. More than 16 percent of the total imports of fruits and vegetables in the country came from China in 2017.
With attractive advertisements combined with cheap deals from fast food chains, the younger generation seems to be the least interested in munching on fruits and vegetables. The fruit and vegetable consumption in the country as part of a meal was estimated to decline to less than five percent in the fiscal year 2021. Despite the blow dealt from the introduction of GST and demonetization, India’s fast food stations and quick service restaurants are back on track and are shaping the demographics of the future of the agricultural sector.
Value of fruits and vegetables imported into India from financial year 2011 to 2023
(in billion Indian rupees)
India's financial year begins in April and ends in March. For example, FY 2016 started in April 2015 and ended in March 2016.
One Indian rupee is equal to 0.012 U.S dollars and 0.011 euros (as of April 2023).
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Reserve Bank of India. (September 25, 2023). Value of fruits and vegetables imported into India from financial year 2011 to 2023 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625099/import-value-of-fruits-and-vegetables-india/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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