Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Policy for Agricultural Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH, CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL, BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  JANUARY,2018

## POLICY FOR AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

2252(H).  SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any scheme/policy for agricultural exports;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its implementation status and the targets fixed by the Government for the ensuing years under the scheme including the action plan in this regard, year-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to bring out policy to develop agriclusters and if so, the details and the objectives thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a& b) The Government has comprehensive policies/schemes run by organizations like Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and other Commodity Boards to promote exports of agricultural and allied products. For promotion  of  exports  of  agricultural  and  processed  food  products,  the  Government  has approved  'Agriculture  &  Processed  Food  Export  promotion  Scheme  of  APEDA'  for  the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (2017-18 to 2019-20) with a total outlay of Rs. 685 crores. Year wise and component wise details of the scheme are as under:

(In RsCrore)

| S. No.   | Component                  | 2017-18           | 2018-19           | 2019-20           | Total             |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| A        | Scheme Components          | Scheme Components | Scheme Components | Scheme Components | Scheme Components |
| (a)      | Infrastructure Development | 30.00             | 79.00             | 83.00             | 192.00            |
| (b)      | Quality Development        | 19.50             | 51.00             | 56.50             | 127.00            |
| (c)      | Market Development         | 30.00             | 44.00             | 46.00             | 120.00            |

|    | Sub Total A                         |   79.50 |   174.00 |   185.50 |   439.00 |
|----|-------------------------------------|---------|----------|----------|----------|
| B  | Committed Liabilities of 12 th Plan |   100   |      100 |     46   |      146 |
|    | Total (A+B)                         |   179.5 |      274 |    231.5 |      685 |

- (c) The Agricultural &  Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), an autonomous organisation under the administrative control of Department of Commerce, has also identified clusters for export oriented production of horticulture products. The following clusters have been identified in the first phase:

| State          | Product     | Districts                                                                         |
|----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Banana      | 1. Kurnool 2. Kadapa 3.Anantpuram                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Pomegranate | 1. Kurnool 2. Kadapa 3.Anantpuram                                                 |
| Kerala         | Pineapple   | 1. Idukki 2. Ernakulam 3. Kottayam                                                |
| Gujarat        | Banana      | 1. Bharuch 2. Narmada                                                             |
| Gujarat        | Mango       | 1. Navsari 2. Valsad 3. GirSomanath 4. Junagadh 5. Kutch                          |
| Gujarat        | Potato      | 1. Banaskantha 2. Sabarkantha 3. Mehsana 4. Gandhi Nagar                          |
| West Bengal    | Vegetables  | 1. Nadia 2. North & South 24 Parganas 3. Midnapur 4. Murshidabad                  |
| Karnataka      | Rose Onion  | 1. Bangalore Rural 2. Kolar 3. Belgaum 4. Dharward 5. Bagalkote 6. Chikkaballapur |
| Karnataka      | Mangoes     | 1. Kolar 2. Chhikaballapur 3. Ramanagar                                           |
| Telangana      | Mango       | 1. Rangareddy 2. Kareem Nagar 3. Mehboob Nagar 4. Khammam 5. Warangal             |

APEDA is collaborating with various agencies of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the respective State Governments for identifying specific interventions and infrastructure  gaps,  which  will  help  in  expansion  of  area,  augmenting  productivity  and creation of infrastructure and logistics to boost exports.

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