The government today said it is planning to double fruits and vegetables production by 2011-12, for which the Agriculture Ministry has implemented several schemes.

The schemes implemented since 2005-06 helped in raising production of vegetables by 15 per cent and fruits by 8 per cent by the end of 2007-08, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

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The country's share in the global market is about 1.38 per cent.

Pawar added that about 10-30 per cent of fruits and vegetables go waste due to poor handling and lack of post harvest management.

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