India has a rich and diverse climate. This diversity provides lots of varieties of vegetables. Vegetables are one of the most rapid growing sub-sectors of food processing sector. India currently stands at 2nd position in the world for its production of vegetables. It also holds 3rd position as the net-exporter of vegetables.
According to the export value; onion occupies the first position. In the recent years, potatoes and some green vegetables like bitter gourd, okra and green chillies have also shown an increase in their exports.
The most common and popular vegetables exported to the foreign market are: (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
- Onion (Red onion, Rose onion, Podisu or Sambar onion)
- Green Chillies
- Okra
- Bitter Gourd
- Tomato
- Carrot (Red carrot, Orange carrot, Purple carrot)
- Potato
- Brinjal
- Curry Leaves
- Corriander Leaves
- Lady Finger
- Pumpkin
- Green Beans
- Lemon
- Capsicum (Red capsicum, Yellow capsicum, Green capsicum)