Introduction
India is bestowed with several agro-climatic zones conducive to the production of sensitive and delicate floriculture products. During the decade after liberalization, floriculture industries took giant steps in the export arena. This era has seen a dynamic shift from sustenance production to commercial production. Cultivation is undertaken in open farm conditions as well as state-of-the-art poly and greenhouses.
Products: Indian floriculture industry comprises flowers such as Rose, Tuberose, Glads, Anthurium, Carnations, Marigold, etc.
Area and Production:
As per National Horticulture database published by National Horticulture Board, during 2023-24 the area under floriculture production in India was 285 thousand hectares with a production of 2284 thousand tonnes loose flowers and 947 thousand tonnes cut flowers (Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfares, 2nd Advance estimates, 2023-24).
Major producing states: Floriculture is now commercially cultivated in several states with Tamil Nadu (21%), Karnataka (16%), Madhya Pradesh (14%) and West Bengal (12%), having gone ahead of other producing states like Mizoram, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Jharkhand, Haryana, Assam and Chhattisgarh.
| Production in FY24’ (MT 000 ha) | |
| Floriculture production in India | 285 |
| Loose flowers | 2284 |
| Cut flowers | 947 |
Floriculture: India's total export of floriculture was USD 86.63 Million in 2023-24.
Fruits and vegetable seeds: India has also been exporting fruits and vegetable seeds and exports during 2023-24 stood at USD 121.39 Million.
Major exporting destinations:
Floriculture: The major importing countries were U.S.A, Netherland, United Arab Emirates, U.K and Canada. There are more than 300 export-oriented units in India. More than 50% of the floriculture units are based in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. With the technical collaborations from foreign companies, the Indian floriculture industry is poised to increase its share in world trade.
Fruits and vegetable seeds: U.S.A, Netherland, Bangladesh, France, UAE and Thailand were the major markets of India's fruits and vegetable seeds.
| Exports FY24 (USD Mil) | |
| Floriculture | 86.63 |
| Fruits and vegetable seeds | 121.39 |
