Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tropical fruit
having commercial importance because of its high nutritive and medicinal value.
Papaya cultivation had its origin in South Mexico and Costa Rica. Total annual
world production is estimated at 6 million tons of fruits. India leads the
world in papaya production with an annual output of about 3 million tons. Other
leading producers are Brazil, Mexico, Nigeria, Indonesia, China, Peru, Thailand
and Philippines. In India, it has a very broad market all around the year. The major
papaya producing states are Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. The farm price is
almost same everywhere in India (Contact me if you are looking for market of
Papaya in India).
Export import of papaya in India
Papaya Production in India
(000 Tones)
2012-13
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S.No.
|
State
|
Production
|
Share
(%)
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1,651.96
|
30.70
|
2
|
Gujarat
|
1,189.31
|
22.10
|
3
|
Karnataka
|
460.20
|
8.55
|
4
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
413.00
|
7.67
|
5
|
Maharashtra
|
363.00
|
6.75
|
6
|
West
Bengal
|
331.00
|
6.15
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
289.89
|
5.39
|
8
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
184.24
|
3.42
|
9
|
Assam
|
174.59
|
3.24
|
10
|
Kerala
|
96.93
|
1.80
|
12
|
Bihar
|
44.28
|
0.82
|
13
|
Tripura
|
27.08
|
0.50
|
14
|
Mizoram
|
23.10
|
0.43
|
15
|
Rajasthan
|
16.01
|
0.30
|
16
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
12.86
|
0.24
|
17
|
Nagaland
|
7.50
|
0.14
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
5.50
|
0.10
|
19
|
Jharkhand
|
5.11
|
0.09
|
20
|
Andaman
& Nicobar
|
2.38
|
0.04
|
21
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
1.17
|
0.02
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
0.56
|
0.01
|
23
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.06
|
0.00
|
24
|
Chhattisgarh
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
25
|
Daman
& Diu
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
26
|
Andaman
Nicobar
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
(This is the final chapter of Papaya cultivation. Please mail me if you have any other query regarding process, procedures and marketing)
