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Among horticultural products grapes, mangoes, oranges, bananas and apples etc. have great export potential. Export of grapes from Maharashtra to the Gulf countries is an encouraging feature. Most of the horticultural products face the problem of glut at the time of harvest. This needs the technology associated with the preservation of these products and their quick delivery to marketing / consumer centers. In fact horticulture requires a better deal from the government in agricultural planning. India is the third largest producer of fruits in the world after Brazil and USA, but it processes only 0.5 percent of it as against Brazil's 70 percent and lets Rs. 3000 crores worth of fruits and vegetables to get spoilt. This can be prevented by using genetic engineering to enhance their natural defences against fungus. Chitinase gene injected into tomatoes, potatoes, lettuces and other plants ensures their freshness till they reach their markets, saving millions of rupees spent on fumigation.

Raghavan (1992) has suggested to raise the production of fruits by 50 percent and vegetables by 100 percent to meet the full nutritional requirements of the population, besides achieving 25% exportable surplus, through the establishment of 2,000 model horticulture production and processing centres covering three million hectares of irrigated land, yielding an average of Rs. 18,000 per hectare of profit for three million farmers, generating an equal number of year-round jobs and raising a total of six million families above the poverty line.