Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed the current fiscal’s target for vegetable cultivation at over 7.66 lakh hectares
of land.
The vegetable production target has also been fixed at 132.21 lakh tonnes for the fiscal 2013-14, according to sources in the DAE.
The acreage target for winter and vegetables has been set at 4.95 lakh hectares and 2.7 lakh hectares, and the production at 92.5 lakh tonnes
and 37.80 lakh tonnes respectively, they added.
Besides, the target for potato production has been fixed at 86 lakh tonnes.
-UNB
