Production of vegetables in the country rose by 3 per cent to 150.59 million tonnes last fiscal, while that of fruits was marginally up by 1 per cent at 75.27 million tonnes in the same period. Giving this infomation in Parliament last week in a written reply, Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat said that the country had produced 146.55 million tonnes of vegetables and 74.88 million tonnes of fruits in the 2010-11 fiscal. He said, the prices of fruits and vegetables are governed by the market forces of demand and supply. The prices depend upon the prevailing weather conditions, transportation cost, storage and rising demand due to increasing income and urbanisation. Mr Rawat said that emphasis is also laid on increasing productivity of fruits and vegetables through area expansion, protected cultivation, canopy management, integrated nutrient and water management and integrated pest management.