Lok Sabha Question No. 4942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Agricultural and Processed Food Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4942(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH,2018

## AGRICULTURAL AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS

## 4942(H). SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  to  encourage  agriculture  and  processed food products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  small  and  marginal  farmers  have  been  benefited  from  such  export promotion initiatives and if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
- (d) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  to  encourage  exports  of  agricultural  and processed food products from Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the farmers of Maharashtra have been benefited from such steps and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a & b) The promotion of exports of agricultural & processed food products is a continuous process. The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA),  an  autonomous  organisation  under  the  administrative  control  of  the Department  of  Commerce,  has  the  mandate  to  promote  exports  of  agricultural  & processed food products. APEDA provides assistance to the exporters of agricultural and processed food products under various component of its scheme 'Agriculture & Processed Food Export promotion Scheme of APEDA' viz. Infrastructure Development, Quality Development and Market Development. In addition, Merchandise  Exports  from  India  Scheme  (MEIS)  assistance  is  also  available  on export  of  various  agricultural  and  processed  food  products.  Assistance  is  also provided to exporters/State Governments under various other schemes of Department of  Commerce  viz.  Trade  Infrastructure  for  Export  Scheme  (TIES),  Market  Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme etc.
- (c)  to  (e)  Assistance/incentives  under  the  above  schemes  are  available  to  exporters.  The benefits  incurred  to  farmers,  including  small  and  marginal  farmers,  are  indirect  in nature  and  cannot  be  quantified.  APEDA  has  been  holding  regular  sensitisation, training &outreach programmes in Maharashtra to promote exports of agricultural & processed  food  products.  The  details  of  programmes  held  during  2017-18  are  as under:

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| Date                 | Place                                  | Topics discussed                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 5 th &6 th June,2017 | Vashi                                  | Buyer Seller Meet (BSM) with exporters for export of Mango &Mango products                                                                                                  |
| 07 th December, 2017 | Aurangabad                             | One day workshop on promotion on implementation of HortiNet system for export of Pomegranate , Grape and vegetables                                                         |
| 29 th December,2017  | Dist. Akola, at Dist. Collector Office | APEDA Regional Office, Mumbai, MSAMB in association with District Collector office Akolaorganized one-day workshop on Vegetable exportsunder cluster development programme. |