Characteristic of horticulture.

1.	Characteristic of horticulture.
Answer» Advantages of Horticultural Crop Horticultural crop produce of higher biomass than field crops per unit areas resulting in efficient utilization of natural resources. Highly remunerative for replacing subsistence farming and thus ALLEVIATE poverty level in rainfed, dryland hilly ARID and costal agro-systems. POTENTIAL for development wastelands through planned strategies,w Need comparatively less water than food crops Provide higher employment opportunity, Important for nutritional security. Environment-friendly High value crops with high potential of value-addition High potential of value addition, High potential for foreign exchange earnings. Make higher contribution to GDP, (Gross DOMESTIC Product) i.e.24.5% from 8.5 % area under these crops.

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Advantages of Horticultural Crop

Horticultural crop produce of higher biomass than field crops per unit areas resulting in efficient utilization of natural resources.

Highly remunerative for replacing subsistence farming and thus ALLEVIATE poverty level in rainfed, dryland hilly ARID and costal agro-systems.

POTENTIAL for development wastelands through planned strategies,w

Need comparatively less water than food crops

Provide higher employment opportunity,

Important for nutritional security.

Environment-friendly

High value crops with high potential of value-addition

High potential of value addition,

High potential for foreign exchange earnings.

Make higher contribution to GDP, (Gross DOMESTIC Product) i.e.24.5% from 8.5 % area under these crops.

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