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Khammam District is endowed with Agro climatic and
Soil conditions in which a wide range of Horticulture
crops like Mango, Banana, Cashew, Coconut, Oilpalm,
Cocoa, Pepper Areca nut etc., can be grown.
ACTIVITIES
Production
of various kinds of fruits, vegetables, flowers,
establishing orchards and plantations production
and distribution of fruit plants and vegetable seeds
are the major activities supported by the Horticulture
Department. The District has 84,583.00 Hect., of
land under Horticulture crops with a total production
of 4,24,506.000 Metric tonnes of Horticulture produce
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| FRUIT
CROPS |
| Sl.No. |
Name
of the Crop |
Area
in Hect., |
Production
in MTs |
| 1 |
Mango |
41,840.00 |
298125.000 |
| 2 |
Guava |
479.00 |
4790.000 |
| 3 |
Sapota |
68.00 |
680.000 |
| 4 |
Banana |
2015.00 |
40300.000 |
| 5 |
Lime |
635.00 |
4826.000 |
| 6 |
Papaya |
125.00 |
4800.000 |
| 7 |
Orange |
10.00 |
655.000 |
| 8 |
Other
fruits |
1,453.00 |
2550.000 |
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Total |
46,635.00 |
327226.000 |
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| PLANTATION
CROPS |
| Sl.No. |
Name
of the Crop |
Area
in Hect., |
Production
in MTs |
| 1 |
Cashew |
17,570.00 |
15,826.000 |
| 2 |
Coconut |
1,642.00 |
1.537
( Crores nuts) |
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Oil
palm |
2,132.00 |
11,580.000 |
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Total |
21,294.00 |
27406.000 |
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| SPICES |
| Sl.No. |
Name
of the Crop |
Area
in Hect., |
Production
in MTs |
| 1 |
Chillies |
22750.00 |
45,500.000 |
| 2 |
Onion |
120.00 |
1440.000 |
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Total |
22,870.00 |
46,940.00 |
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| MEDICINAL
& AROMATIC PLANTS |
| Sl.No. |
Name
of the Crop |
Area
in Hect., |
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Production
in MTs |
| 1 |
Lemon
grass |
42.00 |
Herbage
@ 18 T/Ha., |
756.000 |
| 2 |
Citronella |
67.00 |
Herbage
@ 15 T/Ha. |
1005.000 |
| 3 |
Geranium |
6.00 |
Herbage
@ 8 T/Ha. |
48.000 |
| 4 |
Palma
Rosa |
24.00 |
Herbage
@ 12 T/Ha. |
288.000 |
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Total |
139.50 |
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2097.000 |
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| VEGETABLES |
| Sl.No. |
Name
of the Crop |
Area
in Hect., |
Production
in MTs |
| 1 |
Tomato |
1375.00 |
27,500.000 |
| 2 |
Bhendi |
720.00 |
10,800.000 |
| 3 |
Brinjal |
516.00 |
11,352.000 |
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Cucurbits
(Gourds) |
187.00 |
2805.000 |
| 5 |
Beans |
148.00 |
1184.000 |
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Cabbage |
12.00 |
122.000 |
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Cauliflower |
4.00 |
24.000 |
| 8 |
Greens |
55.00 |
440.000 |
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Total |
3017.00 |
54,227.000 |
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