AN OVERVIEW OF ORANGE; CONSTRAINTS IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF ORANGE IN COORG DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA, IN INDIA

India has the unique distinction to grow almost all the varieties of fruits and vegetables. India is second largest producer of fruits in the world (9 per cent) after China. India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world with 74.877 million metric tonnes production of fruits and 146.554 million metric tonnes production of vegetables. India produces around 29 Lakh tonnes of Orange every year. Top orange producing states of India are Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra Rajasthan, Assam and Karnataka. The major varieties of Orange produced in India include Coorg orange, Khasi orange, Nagpur orange and Kinnow. The horticulture department has identified Kodagu, Chikmagalur and Hassan districts for expansion of orange growing area. The present paper explores an overview of orange in India. The objective of this paper is to explain the major constraints related to production and marketing, of orange of Coorg district of Karnataka in India.