Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan releases Final Estimates of 2024-25 and First Advance Estimates of 2025-26 of area and production of horticulture crops

• Annual estimates of area & production of horticulture crops, released by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (MoA&FW), are the official benchmark for India's fruit, vegetable, spice, flower, plantation and medicinal/aromatic crop output.
• Record print: 2024-25 total horticulture area at 301.36 lakh ha and production at 3707.38 lakh tonnes; 2025-26 projected at 3708.46 lakh tonnes.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (agriculture, cropping patterns, food security, allied sectors) and Prelims (current-affairs data plus static facts on MIDH, NHB, CHAI).