Abstract

Horticulture is one of the important sector of economy in Kashmir division. More than 60% of population is directly or indirectly involved in this sector. In absence of industrial development, horticulture is one the important employments generating sector and contributes about 20 percent in SGDP. The area and production of horticulture fruits is continuously increasing and large agriculture area is getting diversified in to horticulture land due to good return from horticulture produce. South Kashmir districts have major contribution in horticulture sector particularly in fresh fruits. In present study we will try to find the growth trend in Area, production and productivity of fresh fruits in south Kashmir which covers three districts namely Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian. The data has been collected from horticulture department of Srinagar from 2009-10 to 2018-19. The percentage change and CAGR was calculated for all the years. The CAGR in area, production and productivity for fresh fruits was highest in Kulgam with figure of 3.09, 7.19 and 3.97 in Apple, -1.05, 0.93 and 2.01 in pear, 5.14, 5.40 and 0.22 respectively for cherry. Except apple fruit which has major share in area occupied by horticulture crops, the percentage change was negative in other fruits (pear & cheery) in Anantnag and Shopian from last ten years.

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