Export of Onion from India and its destination pattern: An empirical analysis

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of export of onion from India and its destination patters. Horticulture has emerged as a core sector in agriculture passing through various phases with coverage of nearly 22.25 million hectares encompassing a wide variety of crops, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushroom, ornamental, medicinal and aromatic plants, nuts, plantation crops including coconut and oil palm. The study was based on secondary data. The data pertaining to the objectives of the study was collected from the National Horticulture Board (NHB), Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Food and Agriculture Organization (www.fao.org), Department of commerce, Govt. of India (www.commerce.nic.in) and Codex Alimentarius (www.codexalimentarius.org). Onion is an important vegetable crop in India. India is second largest onion producer in world after China. Pakistan is the fourth largest Onion producer in the world and also it is competitor to India in the International Market. Onion accounts for 25 per cent share in total horticultural products exports from India. Onion export has increased over the period of study.