Importance of Vegetable production

Importance of Vegetable Production
1. Importance in human nutrition
2. Vegetables are important source of farm income
3. Vegetables have aesthetic value
4. Vegetables production for medicinal purpose
5. Roll of vegetables in national economy
6. Flexibility in production programme-unlike the fruits with vegetables the production programme can be adjusted and changed for better profits according to needs. With fruits it is difficult time taking and also expensive to change the production programme if it turns out to be unprofitable.
7. More yield per unit area-vegetables give higher total yield per unit area per unit time than cereals and other crops. The following table compares the yield per hectare of various crops:
Crops Average total yield per hectare in quintals
Wheat 20-25
Rice 25-30
Cauliflower 125-175
Watermelon 200-225

8. More net return per unit area
Crops Net return per hectare
Wheat 1000-1200
Rice 1000-1500
Cauliflower 1600-2200
Chillies 2500-3000