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Abstract: Green revolution led to the massive growth in cereal production and made Haryana state as one of the most productive states in India. Thanks to states like Haryana and Punjab, food crisis that India used to face had been averted. But the cereals like rice and wheat led to the negligence of crop diversity in the state. Due to support from government in the form of MSP, maximum farmers grew only these two cereals. With the advancement in economic and social condition of people, food requirement changes were felt. All the nutrient food like fruits and vegetables are needed for absolute growth of an individual, which was realised by families, mostly in urban areas. To meet demands of these changing food habits, horticulture growth is being promoted by government in last two decades. It has become necessary on both the producer and consumer level. The changing climatic conditions, pressure on land, excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides and limited availability of water resource are the main reasons that the government as well as farmers are seeking an alternative to food grains. Horticulture also fulfills, nutritional requirements of people which are increasing rapidly in the present decades because of more awareness among people regarding their health and dietary habits. As the consumption pattern changes so we need to also change the production pattern. Hence, the government of Haryana is investing hugely to increase the production of horticultural crops. Main schemes of state as well as that of centre are being implemented in the state to increase the output ads to support and encourage the producers in this regard. Vegetables form an important and main part of horticultural crops in Haryana. The present piece of research work has been focused on vegetable farming to identify the pattern of vegetable crops as well as best crop combination in the study area. To improve production in a sustainable manner, it is necessary to comprehend the patterns of production. It is observed that horticulture farming holds bright future in prospects of farmer of the state, as it can lead to increase in their income and can improve their social status as well. But to achieve these said goals, a focus is needed to understand the varieties of crops and which crops are suited on which type of land and requires what amount of water. So, that the clear picture about vegetable crop combinations are essential to better understand the horticulture production and further valuable decision making to uplift the economy of the farming society.