Vegetables production up by 5% in FY11: govt

India's vegetables production is estimated to have increased by over 5% to 14.1 crore tonne in 2010-11, Parliament was informed today.

The country's vegetables production was 13.3 crore tonne in 2009-10, Minister of State for Agriculture Arun Yadav said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

Cultivation of major vegetables including onion, potato, brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower, peas and okra saw a rise during the period, he said.

Giving details, he said onion production rose by over 6% to 1.29 crore tonne during 2010-11, against 1.22 crore tonne a year ago.

Similarly, potato production rose by over 4% to 3.80 crore tonne during the 2010-11 fiscal, against 3.43 crore tonne in the previous year, the minister said.