Gujarat: food, farms and farsan.

What farsan and sweets is Gujarat known for?

• KhakhraThin whole-wheat cracker, roasted until dry and brittle
• GathiyaFried gram-flour strands with carom; Bhavnagar is known for them
• ChakriSpiral pressed snack of rice and gram flours

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What does Gujarat export?

• Dehydrated white onion

  83,452 t (2023–24)

  Source

• Spices from Mehsana district (mainly seed spices)

  ₹3,995 crore to 101 countries (2024–25)

  Source

• Spice seeds (state share of India's exports)

  Nearly 80% (reported July 2026)

  Source

India publishes few export figures by state of origin. Where a figure is national, a port total or a single shipment, it says so.

Every point in Gujarat

• Farmers

  Deesa, Banaskantha

  Potato growing and processing

  Known for

  • Banaskantha: India's top potato district (2017 estimate)
  • A potato research station at Deesa
  • Mustard trading at the Deesa market yard

  Grows here

  • Potato
  • Bajra
  • Castor
  • Groundnut
  • Cotton
  • Pulses

  • Source: PotatoPro, district potato estimates
  • Source: ICAR-CRIDA, Banaskantha plan
  • Source: AgroSpectrum, mustard trade

• Farmers

  Unjha, Mehsana

  Seed spices: cumin and fennel

  Known for

  • Unjha cumin and fennel, GI-tagged in 2026
  • One of Asia's largest cumin markets
  • Mehsana seed-spice exports: ₹3,995 crore in 2024–25
  • A seed-spice research centre at nearby Jagudan

  Grows here

  • Fennel
  • Isabgol
  • Castor
  • Sesame
  • Cotton
  • Bajra

  • Source: ANI via LatestLY, GI tag report
  • Source: ICAR-CRIDA, Mehsana plan

• Laboratories

  Ahmedabad

  Food testing laboratories

  Known for

  • Several FSSAI-recognised food testing laboratories
  • A sub-office of the Export Inspection Agency

  • Source: FSSAI notification, September 2026 (TaxGuru)
  • Source: Export Inspection Council, office list

• Processors

  Mahuva, Bhavnagar

  Onion dehydration

  Known for

  • A centre of Gujarat's onion dehydration
  • Bhavnagar sows the most onion in Gujarat (2021–22)
  • Gujarat exported 83,452 t of dehydrated white onion in 2023–24
  • A fruit research station at Mahuva

  Grows here

  • Onion
  • Cotton
  • Groundnut
  • Bajra
  • Wheat
  • Coconut

  • Source: India Sea Trade News, dehydrated onion exports
  • Source: The Tribune, onion sowing by district
  • Source: ICAR-CRIDA, Bhavnagar plan

• Farmers

  Gondal, Rajkot

  Market town: onion, garlic and groundnut

  Known for

  • A market yard trading onion, groundnut, cumin and cotton
  • Garlic traded at the market yard

  Grows here

  • Groundnut
  • Cotton
  • Wheat
  • Cumin
  • Garlic
  • Onion

  • Source: Gondal market arrivals (AgMarknet data)
  • Source: Gondal garlic arrivals (AgMarknet data)
  • Source: ICAR-CRIDA, Rajkot plan

• Farmers

  Talala Gir, Gir Somnath

  Kesar mango growing

  Known for

  • Gir Kesar mango, GI-registered in 2011
  • The Talala market yard holds the Kesar auctions
  • 505,000 ten-kilo boxes sold in the 2022 season

  Grows here

  • Mango
  • Groundnut
  • Wheat
  • Sugarcane
  • Cotton
  • Coconut

  • Source: GI Registry, application 185
  • Source: FreshPlaza, Talala mango auction
  • Source: ICAR-CRIDA, Gir Somnath plan

• Processors

  Valsad

  Mango growing and pulp processing

  Known for

  • Known as Gujarat's mango capital
  • Alphonso, called Valsadi Hafus locally
  • Part of the agri export zone for mangoes
  • Over 38,000 ha under mango in 2024–25

  Grows here

  • Mango
  • Chikoo
  • Paddy
  • Sugarcane
  • Banana
  • Nagli

  • Source: NABARD, Valsad credit plan 2016–17
  • Source: FreshPlaza, Gujarat mango exports 2024–25

• Logistics

  Mundra, Kutch

  Port

  Known for

  • India's biggest container port: 8.2 million TEU in 2024
  • Covered warehouses for wheat, rice and sugar

  Handles

  • Rice
  • Wheat
  • Edible oil
  • Sugar

  • Source: Lloyd's List, top container ports
  • Source: Gujarat Maritime Board

• Logistics

  Pipavav, Amreli

  Port

  Known for

  • India's first private port, working since 1996
  • Over 500 reefer connections (the operator's figure)
  • A rail link to Surendranagar

  Handles

  • Wheat
  • Corn
  • Reefer containers

  • Source: Gujarat Maritime Board, Pipavav
  • Source: Gujarat Maritime Board, terminal
  • Source: Terminal operator

• Logistics

  Hazira, Surat

  Port

  Known for

  • Container and multipurpose berths, open since 2012

  Handles

  • Containers
  • Soya bean meal

  • Source: Gujarat Maritime Board, Hazira

• Ginger: grown in south and east Gujarat, but no processing cluster could be confirmed.
• Fire-roasted pulps and fruit and vegetable powders: made by processors, not tied to one region.
• Moringa from Global Vikas Trust farmers: grown outside Gujarat, so it sits off this map.

Sources

• APEDA GI list for Gujarat
• GKToday, Unjha cumin and fennel GI
• Navsari Agricultural University, Amalsad chikoo GI
• PJTAU castor market outlook, 2024
• India Sea Trade News, Mahuva onion dehydration
• Ganthiya (Wikipedia)