Horticultural crops are getting great attention from the government. Horticultural crops are included in the food crop sub-sector, so that now there is a food crop and horticultural sub-sector. Horticultural crops have received great attention because they have proven themselves to be commodities that can be used as sources of new growth in the agricultural sector.

Horticultural commodities are very prospective commodities to be developed considering the potential for natural resources, human resources, availability of technology, as well as the potential for domestic market absorption and increasing international markets.